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The only way to know if you have Hepatitis B is to get tested What is Hepatitis BHepatitis B can be a serious liver disease that results from infection with the Hepatitis B virus Acute Hepatitis. Outbreaks of jaundice probably hepatitis A were reported in the 17th and 18th centuries particularly in association with military campaigns Hepatitis A formerly called infectious hepatitis was first differentiated epidemiologically from hepatitis B 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 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 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, Number People with Reactive anti-HCV Antibody. United States Census Bureau 2010: Age and Sex Compositions (. http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-03.pdf. ; accessed 7/23/14); . Ditah. et al. J . 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. HEPATITIS. Hepatitis. -Is inflammation of the liver. . (. itis. means inflammation and . Hepar. - Liver). Characterised. by irritation or swelling of liver cells(. hepatocytes. ). There are many forms of . to request assistance Our Office of Information Management and Technology OIMT will work with your firm to set up secure communicationsPlease notify the investigator of any delays due to this encrypti : 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. 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 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 Background and Aim:. There are no recognized risk factors for progression to chronic hepatitis in adults with acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. . We aimed to . identify risk factors of progression to chronic hepatitis in adults with acute hepatitis B.