PPT-An Introduction Hepatitis

B in People of African Origin What is hepatitis B HBV HBV is a virus that infects the liver and can cause liver damage It is a silent infection so you can be infected for years and not know it. 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 It is important for a woman to 57350nd out if she has Hepatitis B so she can get medical care It is also possible for a pregnant woman with Hepatitis B to pass the virus to her baby at birth Fortunately there is a vaccine to prevent babies from gett 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, 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.. Condition. National Notification Criteria*. Print Criteria†. Hepatitis. . A. Confirmed. Confirmed. Acute . hepatitis. . B. Confirmed. Confirmed. Chronic . hepatitis. . B. Confirmed. . and. . probable. Scenario. Confirmed. . hepatitis. . A*. . AND…. Classification. Rationale. Hepatitis. . C. . virus. . (HCV). . test. . conversion. *. . documented. Confirmed. . acute. . hepatitis. . C. . PLAN IN . GHANA. ATSU SEAKE-KWAWU, . GHANA HEALTH SERVICE/MOH. MAY 5, 2021. Ghana Background. Population: 30,955,204 (GSS, 2020 . est. ). CBR: 28.826 births per 1000. Expected births (2020): 892,314. 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 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 INTRODUCTION . DEFINITION . CAUSAL AGENT. EPIDEMIOLOGY . TRANSMISSION . PATHOGENESIS . LIFE CYCLE . CLINICAL FEATURES . LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS . PROPHYLAXIS . TREATMENT . INTRODUCTION . Attempts to identify the group of ‘non- A non-B’ viruses by experimental infection in chimpanzees led to the discovery of hepatitis C virus (HCV). .