PPT-Navigating Hepatitis C:

Navigating Hepatitis C What Patients Need to Know avigating Hepatitis C What Patients Need to Know Need to Know HCV Screening Bruce Burkett Executive Director HepC Alliance Persons who have ever injected illegal drugs including those who injected only once many years ago. Outbreaks of jaundice probably hepatitis A were reported in the 17th and 18th centuries particularly in association with military campaigns Hepatitis A formerly called infectious hepatitis was first differentiated epidemiologically from hepatitis B Most people with Hepatitis C dont know they are infected Baby boomers are 57375ve times more likely to have Hepatitis C Liver disease liver cancer and deaths from Hepatitis C are on the rise The longer people live with Hepatitis C the more likely ST 57513 2014 Hepatitis C Support Project Written by Alan Franciscus EditorinChief What is Cirrhosis HCSP FACT SHEET A publication of the Hepatitis C Support Project The information in this fact sheet is designed HEPATITIS A is caused HEPATITIS B is caused by the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) HEPATITIS C is caused by the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) U.S. Statistics Estimated 3,000 new infections in 2012 Estimated 19, 10/23/12. Karla Thornton, MD, MPH. Division of Infectious Diseases. Department of Internal Medicine. UNM Health Sciences Center. kthornton@salud.unm.edu. Learning Objectives. Recognize the magnitude of the HCV epidemic and the consequences of not addressing the problem. Foundation for Faith Based Organizations. www.NYCHepBC.org. . Goals. To understand the liver and it’s role in the body. To understand liver health & disease. To understand Hepatitis C:. How it is Transmitted. History . In 1963, Dr Baruch . Blumberg. accidentally discovered an antigen that detected the presence of hepatitis B in blood samples.. Dr . Blumberg. and his team identified a strange antigen from a blood sample of an Austrian Aborigine.. CORPORATE JANUARY 2019 Condition. National Notification Criteria*. Print Criteria†. Hepatitis. . A. Confirmed. Confirmed. Acute . hepatitis. . B. Confirmed. Confirmed. Chronic . hepatitis. . B. Confirmed. . and. . probable. vaccine age groupvolumeschedules/dosing intervalsEngerix-B(GlaxoSmithKline)For newborns, give dose #1 For older children who did not Combination vaccines: Recommended dosages and schedulesvaccine age HCV TESTING – SCREENINGTesting should be initiated with an assay for serum antibody to HCV (anti-HCV). For those with reactive test results, the anti-HCV test should be followed by a con٠ ��HEPATITIS A��Page of s there a vaccine for hepatitis A?Yes, hepatitis A vaccine is recommended for all children at 12 months of age. Anyone 12 months of age and older who What else do we need to know?Inform your immunization provider if you or your child has any health problems or allergies. Your immunization provider will give you a record of you or your child’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...