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hepatitis virus. 3-4 M. Americas. 12-15 M. Africa . 30-40 M. Southeast Asia. 30-35 M. Australia. 0.2 M. Western . Europe . 5 M. 170-200 Million (M) Carriers Worldwide. Hepatitis C: A Global Health Problem. Eastern . vaccine-preventable, short-term liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus . found in the stool and blood of people who are infected. very contagious, it is spread when someone unknowingly ingests the virus — even in microscopic amounts:. A. “. Infectious”. “. Serum”. Viral hepatitis. Enterically. transmitted. Parenterally. transmitted. F, G, TTV. ? other. E. NANB. B. D. C. Viral Hepatitis - Historical Perspectives. . Source of. Infants and young children tend to have no symptoms or very mild symptoms, yet are often the source of infection to others. Infants and young children are also less likely to develop jaundice than ol 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 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 Epidemiologist Gary Heseltine MD MPH Texas Department of State Health Services 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756. E - mail: gary.heseltine@dshs.state.tx.us Telephone: 512 - 776 - 6352, Fax: 51 By the Center for Food Security and Public Health,College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University November 2015 ��2 &#x/MCI; 0 ;&#x/MCI; 0 ;DiagnosisHEV is not cultivatabl 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 Infects 30,000 people in the U.S. each year. Over 3 million people in U.S. are living with HCV and most are not aware of it. Most people do not have signs of disease and may not have symptoms unti 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. . . Flaviviridae. Genera; . Hepacivirus. Enveloped . virion. . Nucleocapsid. (+) . ss. RNA.. . It has no . virion. polymerase. .. Six genotypes.. . . HCV genotypes. The . genetic variability is due to the high . Honkavuori KS, Shivaprasad HL, Briese T, Street C, Hirschberg DL, Hutchison SK, et al. Novel Picornavirus in Turkey Poults with Hepatitis, California, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011;17(3):480-487. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1703.101410. 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...