PPT-Hepatitis C Overview 1 Updated 9/20/2017

2 Introduction SelfAdvocacy through Education The information in this presentation is designed to help you understand and manage HCV and is not intended as medical advice HCV medical care is a partnership between patients and their medical providers. 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 Hepatitis A formerly called infectious hepatitis and hepatitis B formerly called serum hepatitis have been recognized as separate entities since the early 1940s and can be diagnosed with specific serologic tests Delta hepatitis is an infection depen Fortunately there is a vaccine to prevent babies from getting Hepatitis B How is Hepatitis B spread Hepatitis B is spread when blood semen or other body 57348uids from a person with the Hepatitis B virus enter the body of someone who is not infected Nurse Educator . Communications and Education Branch. Hepadnaviridae family (DNA). Numerous antigenic components. Humans are only known host. May retain infectivity for more than 7 days at room temperature. Connie Tien. June 6, 2016. Objectives. Develop a basic understanding of the modes of transmission, clinical manifestations, and laboratory findings of hepatitis A, B, C. Know what serologies to order for acute versus chronic viral hepatitis A, B, C. in the EU/EEA – 2017 . data. Programme for HIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitis. February 2019. Surveillance . of hepatitis B . and . C. –. principles. Surveillance programme coordinated by ECDC. A. “. Infectious”. “. Serum”. Viral hepatitis. Enterically. transmitted. Parenterally. transmitted. F, G, TTV. ? other. E. NANB. B. D. C. Viral Hepatitis - Historical Perspectives. . Source of. 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 ��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 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 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 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 Background and Aim:. There are no recognized risk factors for progression to chronic hepatitis in adults with acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. . We aimed to . identify risk factors of progression to chronic hepatitis in adults with acute hepatitis B. 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...