PPT-Figure 4.2. Incidence of acute hepatitis C,

by age group United States 20002015 Source CDC National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System NNDSS. hepatitis . C cases . — United States, . 2001–2016. Source: . CDC, National . Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS). Figure 4.2. Incidence of acute hepatitis C,. by age group — United States, . Acute viral hepatitis is a systemic infection predominantly affecting the liver.. CLINLINICAL MANIFASTATION. M. alaise, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and low-grade fever followed by dark urine, jaundice, and tender hepatomegaly. *A person . <. 24 months of age whose mode of exposure is not perinatal (e.g., health care-acquired) should be classified under the 2012 acute or chronic hepatitis B case definitions. A person . <. : inflammation of liver; presence of inflammatory cells in organ tissue. . Pathogenesis: Immune response.. Acute Viral Hepatitis. : symptoms last less than 6 months. Chronic Hepatitis. : Inflammation of liver for at least 6 months. Condition. National Notification Criteria*. Print Criteria†. Hepatitis. . A. Confirmed. Confirmed. Acute . hepatitis. . B. Confirmed. Confirmed. Chronic . hepatitis. . B. Confirmed. . and. . probable. C reports*, . by risk exposure/behavior. † . —. . United States, . 2013. *A total of 2,138 case reports of acute hepatitis C were received in 2013. . †. . More than one risk exposure/behavior may be indicated on each case-report.. 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. . S. Abdullah. CABM, FICMS-G&H. Viral hepatitis. Viral hepatitis must be considered in any patient presenting with hepatitis on LFTs (high ALT & AST).. Viral hepatitis is usually caused by 2 . Other viruses can affect the liver as part of their disease process. Common examples are cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, and yellow fever virus. Less common examples are echovirus, . coxsackievirus. 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 in Florida, 2019. Department of Health. Data as of 1/21/2021. Florida Department of Health. Bureau of Communicable Diseases. Viral Hepatitis Surveillance . Epidemiology of Hepatitis B and C. in Florida, 2019. Fairweather D, Rose NR. Women and Autoimmune Diseases. Emerg Infect Dis. 2004;10(11):2005-2011. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1011.040367. 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.. *Includes case reports indicating the presence of at least one of the following risks 6 weeks to 6 months prior to onset of acute, symptomatic hepatitis C: 1) using injection drugs; 2) having sexual contact with suspected/confirmed hepatitis C patient; 3) being a man who has sex with men; 4) having multiple sex partners concurrently; 5) having household contact with suspected/confirmed hepatitis C patient; 6) having had occupational exposure to blood; 7) being a hemodialysis patient; 8) having received a blood transfusion; 9) having sustained a percutaneous injury; and 10) having undergone surgery..