PPT-Newly Approved Hepatitis C Virus Drugs: Approach to Initial Therapy

Kristen M Marks MD Assistant Professor Weill Cornell Medical College New York New York Financial Relationships With Commercial Entities Dr Marks was awarded research grants paid to her institution from BristolMyers Squibb Gilead Sciences . G. . Ntetskas. , V. . Papastergiou. , L. . Skorda. , A. . Katsili. , E. . Anastasiou. , M. . Stampori. , E. . Asonitis. , F. . Labrianou. , I. . Familias. , I. . Karagiorgi. , M. . Kladas. , S. . Karatapanis. John J. Lanza, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP, FHPS. Director, Florida Department of Health-Escambia. Overview. Disease overview. How disease is spread and to whom. Prevention. Disease trends. 2. Disease Overview. vaccine-preventable, short-term liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus . found in the stool and blood of people who are infected. very contagious, it is spread when someone unknowingly ingests the virus — even in microscopic amounts:. Table showing the Differences between Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E.  . Hepatitis A. Hepatitis B. Hepatitis C. Hepatitis D. Hepatitis E. Aetiology (cause). Hepatitis A Virus. Hepatitis B Virus. Hepatitis C Virus. obligate intracellular parasites. .. their replication depends primarily on synthetic processes of the host cell. .. to be effective, antiviral agents must either block viral entry into or exit from the cell or be active inside the host cell. . - VOLUME 1 9 (201 5 ) - CLINICAL VIGNETTE Treatment of Cryoglobulinemi c Glomerulonephritis Secondary to Hepatitis C Virus - Associated Cryoglobulinemia with Plasmapheresis Hamid R. Hajmomenian, M . The only way to know if you have Hepatitis B is to get tested. What is Hepatitis B?Hepatitis B can be a serious liver disease that results from infection with the Hepatitis B virus. Acute Hepatitis Revised 12/2012 What are the symptoms of HCV infection? Approximately 20 percent of those exposed to HCV develop symptoms such as jaundice (yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes), fatigue, dark Epidemiologist Gary Heseltine MD MPH Texas Department of State Health Services 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756. E - mail: gary.heseltine@dshs.state.tx.us Telephone: 512 - 776 - 6352, Fax: 51 By the Center for Food Security and Public Health,College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University November 2015 ��2 &#x/MCI; 0 ;&#x/MCI; 0 ;DiagnosisHEV is not cultivatabl In Indiana, the 10-year trend of hepatitis A decreased from 329 cases in 1997 to 33 cases in 2006. Many cases have unknown exposures, while some reported traveling internationally. In A in an element Infects 30,000 people in the U.S. each year. Over 3 million people in U.S. are living with HCV and most are not aware of it. Most people do not have signs of disease and may not have symptoms unti . . Flaviviridae. Genera; . Hepacivirus. Enveloped . virion. . Nucleocapsid. (+) . ss. RNA.. . It has no . virion. polymerase. .. Six genotypes.. . . HCV genotypes. The . genetic variability is due to the high . What is Hepatitis B?. Hepatitis B a viral infection.. It attacks the liver and can cause both chronic and acute disease.. It is caused by a virus that's spread through blood and body fluids.. It is spread through contact with blood or other body...