PDF-HEPATITIS B General Information Who is at risk Although anyone can get Hepatitis

The liver is a vital organ that processes nutrients 57350lters the blood and 57350ghts infections When the liver is in57363amed or damaged its function can be affected Hepatitis is most often caused by a virus In the United States the most common ty. To reduce the risk of becoming infected with the Hepatitis C virus Do not share needles or other equipment to inject cosmetic substances drugs or steroids Do not use personal items that may have come into contact with an infected persons blood such 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 to a . 3D . Community? . Q. &. A. Are there any thoughts about . food?. . Who . provides? . Who . prepares?. Q. &. A. Will there be a . leader. for each group . to plan activities. ?. Q. 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.. reports*, . by risk . exposure/behavior† . — United States, 2015. Source. : CDC, . National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS). *A total of 2,436 case reports of acute hepatitis C were received in 2015. . Sara Dove, Screening and Immunisation Coordinator, PHE. May . 2019. Session to cover:. Hepatitis B selective infant immunisation – why we need to bother. Extent of the problem – number of cases. Hepatitis B vaccination – schedule for selective programme. 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 161 Hepatitis B referred to as chronic carriers. Among those who are HBsAg positive, those in whom hepatitis B e-antigen (HBeAg) is also detected in the serum are the most infectious. Those who are HB 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 by risk . exposure/behavior. †. — United States, 2013. *A total of 3,050 case reports of hepatitis B were received in 2013. . †. More than one risk exposure/behavior may be indicated on each case-report.. General term for Inflammatory condition of the . liver. Most commonly the result of a viral . infection. . 5 unrelated . hepatotropic.  viruses . (hepatitis.  A, B, C, D, and . E). All of the hepatitis viruses cause acute .