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161 Hepatitis B referred to as chronic carriers Among those who are HBsAg positive those in whom hepatitis B eantigen HBeAg is also detected in the serum are the most infectious Those who are HB. 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. 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. Wirach Maek-a-nantawat, MD.. 11 July 2011. Contents. Epidemiology. Natural history. Lab for diagnosis and treatment. Prevention and vaccination. Postexposure. prophylaxis for HCP. Epidemiology. . High prevalence of HBV infection in Thailand . 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.. HCV Baby Boomer Screening . and . Linkage to Care . Program. Conveying . the Urgency of . Baby . Boomer HCV . Testing. September 16, 2014. 1. How to Talk about Hepatitis C Testing. Camilla S. Graham, MD, MPH. Presented by: . Fabian Cretu, Beverly-Ann Oliver, Kristina Miclat, Maeryl Sumagang. PHM142. September 25, 2018. PHM142 Fall . 2018. Instructor: . Ms. Maya Latif. Coordinator: Dr. J. Henderson. HIV. Disease. Annual Hepatitis . C-related mortality in 2013 surpassed the total combined number of deaths from . 60 other . infectious diseases reported to CDC, including HIV, pneumococcal disease, . and tuberculosis.. -. itis. = inflammation. Learning Objectives:. Identify the different mode of transmissions for each of the Hepatitis types.. Discuss 2 ways of preventing the spread of Hepatitis.. Name three symptoms of Hepatitis.. ASSOC. PROF. DR. INGRID MIRON. What is Viral Hepatitis ?. . Viral hepatitis is a systemic disease with primary inflammation of the liver by any one of a . heterogenous. group of . hepatotropic. viruses. New Therapies Can Cure 95% of Patients With HCV Infection. Treatment of HCV Infection. Cure, Risk Reduction, and Decreased All-Cause Mortality . Patient History. Clues to the Source and Timing of Acquisition of Infection. Improving Care of Substance Use, HIV, and/or HCV in Adolescents. April 16, 2015. Mashantucket, Connecticut . 1. Adolescents and HCV. Younger IDUs tend to have higher levels of unsafe injection practices and sexual risk behaviors and decreased likelihood to participate in drug treatment than their older counterparts. . Dr Lelia Thornton. Health Protection . Surveillance Centre. December 2012. National Hepatitis C Database. Background. The National Hepatitis C Database was set up in 2004 in association with eight specialist hepatology units. 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 Panchajani.R. HEPATITIS . Means inflammation of liver. . It is most commonly caused by viruses but also be caused by drugs(alcohol), chemicals, autoimmune diseases and metabolic abnormalities. . Aetiology.