PPT-HEPATITIS C VIRUS REINFECTION IN PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUG (PW

G Ntetskas V Papastergiou L Skorda A Katsili E Anastasiou M Stampori E Asonitis F Labrianou I Familias I Karagiorgi M Kladas S Karatapanis. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfection rates among people who use drugs Question What is the rate of reinfection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who use drugs who have been treated succes people who inject drugs . Fabienne Hariga, MD, MPH. Senior HIV Adviser, UNODC Vienna. . Co-sponsor. HIV among People who Use Drugs. HIV in . Prison Settings. CONVENING AGENCY. Prevalence of HIV among people . People . of . African Origin. Hepatitis B. About the virus. Disease burden . Prevention and management. Today’s Agenda. Hepatitis B in . People . of . African Origin. Hepatitis B. Why are we talking about hepatitis B?. Genotype 1, never treated for HCV, no cirrhosis12 weeks (recommended): to (if HCV RNA is less than 6 million copies IU/mL, consider 8 weeks8 weeks: (if HCV RNA is less than 6 million copies IU/mL: 9 Infants and young children tend to have no symptoms or very mild symptoms, yet are often the source of infection to others. Infants and young children are also less likely to develop jaundice than ol 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 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 What causes hepatitis A?Hepatitis A is an infectious liver disease caused by hepatitis A virus (HAV).How does hepatitis A virus spread?Hepatitis A virus is spread from person to person by infected wit 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 Presented by Idaho Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS,. Bebe Thompson, Co-Chair. 1. Idaho Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS. Community based group that advises the state . Planning, development and review of HIV care, prevention and viral hepatitis state program plans (continuum of care). . . 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 . Keshab Deuba . Save the Children stationed at National Centre for AIDS and STD Control, Kathmandu, Nepal. @Deuba4k. Share your thoughts on this presentation with . #IAS2019. Objectives and Methods. S. 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...