Hepatitis C

Date Published: Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 Last year’s hepatitis C outbreak linked to the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada and its sister clinic, Desert Shadow Endoscopy Center, could have been prevented, according to a report recently issued by the Southern Nevada Health District . The outbreak, which likely infected as many as 115 clinic patients with hepatitis C, was the result of unsafe injection practices. The hepatitis C outbreak was first detected in late 2007. At least 50,000 former Endoscopy Center patients and 13,000 former Desert Shadow Center patients were notified to receive testing for hepatitis B, C, and HIV. To date, there have ... Read Full Story

what is hepatitis b virus | what is hepatitis 3 | Hepatitis C Causes | Hepatitis Symptoms | Hepatitis Diagnosis and Treatment What is Hepatitis C Hepatitis C is an infectious disease affecting the liver, caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The infection is often asymptomatic, but once established, chronic infection can progress to scarring of the liver (fibrosis), and advanced scarring (cirrhosis) which is generally apparent after many years. In some cases, those with cirrhosis will go on to develop liver failure or other complications of cirrhosis, including liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact. Most people ... Read Full Story

Hepatitis C Cure | Hepatitis B Cure | Hepatitis C Treatment | Hepatitis C Prevention | Hepatitis C Transmission prevent infection 1.After exposure to the virus: If an unvaccinated individual is exposed to the virus accidentally, hepatitis B Immune globulin can be given. Ideally within 24 hours of exposure and no later than 7 days after exposure, a repeat dose is necessary 28 – 30 days later. Hepatitis B Immune globulin is generally given where there is a known risk of infection, e.g. via needle stick injury or to new-born infants born to HBsAg positive mothers. In many cases hepatitis B Immune globulin can ... Read Full Story

Low Vitamin D Levels Impair HCV Response to Interferon NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have lower serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D than healthy individuals, and as their vitamin D level falls, so does the likelihood of a sustained virologic response to interferon and ribavirin, new research shows. Disturbances in vitamin D metabolism can affect the inflammatory response and fibrogenesis, Dr. Salvatore Petta, from the University of Palermo, Italy, and co-researchers state. Exactly how vitamin D levels influence the progression of chronic hepatitis C and response to treatment, however, was not known, according to the report in ... Read Full Story

I’m getting a tattoo soon, and I am positive that I want one. The only thing I’m worried about is getting hepatitis- a blood disease that I’ve heard could be easily passed along when getting a tattoo- much easier to get than AIDS. I’m very, very nervous about this. Does anyone know what the chances are of getting hepatitis from a tattoo? Do you know anyone who’s gotten it from a tattoo? Or maybe you did? I just need all the information i can get about hepatitis, how it is contracted, etc. The place I’m going for my tattoo says that the tattoo artists ... Read Full Story