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The US takes a strong stand on anti-discrimination--being a carrier for Hep does not preclude you from employment ANYWHERE in the US. Your condition does not endanger anyone as long as you practice universal precautions--which any good nurse does anyhow. You do not have to be hep B negative to work in a health care setting in the US.
I work with a couple of nurses who are hep B and/or hep C positive. Nothing different is done for them than any other nurse. They have no restrictions. We would not even know that they were positive, except they (the nurses themselves) chose to share that information with us.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoMost people with chronic Hep.C work. You have to be educated as to protecting other people if you have an accident causing bleeding as the only way you can infect others is by blood to blood contact. That is why the people in the highest risk categories are injecting drug users and medical personnel. Medical practitioners have a strict code of practise to protect them that they use for handling all body fluids from all patients.
People with HepC are advised to eat a healthy diet limiting fats, exercise and rest if unwell. This is good advice for everyone. The only other advice is to be kind to your liver to help reduce inflammation that ultimately causes scarring of the liver tissue. Alcohol and some medications are also insulting to the liver.
The main advice is then to be kind to your body keep as fit as possible and be monitored by specialists in this field who may eventually prescribe medication that controls HepC.
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What is the difference between chronic hepatitis b and carrier of hepatitis B?
Chronic hepatitis B is a liver disease caused by a virus. Being a carrier of hepatitis B means that you are infected with the virus and can transmit it to others, but you may not have the disease
IS there treatment of hepatatist-b in ayurvedic?
First its hepatitis-b not hepatatist-b Yes ! the treatment of hepatitis-b in ayurveda is possible. if more detail for hepatitis-b please visit us on uttamherbals.com
Can hepatitis B allowed working in united Arab emirates?
Yes, hepatitis B allowed to work in DUBAI
Is their any movie giving awareness on hepatitis b?
There was a movie made in the 80s to teach medical students about hepatitis type B. The name was "The unknown carrier". Have no idea if it is available anywhere anymore.
What pathogens cause hepatitis b?
The causative agent for Hepatitis B is Hepatitis B virus.
You are carrier hepatitis B could you take turmeric any benefit?
turmeric is not Antiviral SO Time wastage
Can you give hepatitis b vaccine to someone with hepatitis B?
There is no harm or benefit from giving hepatitis B vaccine to someone with hepatitis B.
Can coitus transmit Hepatitis B between partners if one is carrier?
Absolutely. Hepatitis B is transmitted by blood and body fluids. Sexual contact is one of the common ways to spread it. Sexual activity, sharing of drug paraphenalia, and congenital infection (when an infant acquires it from his/her infected mother) are the most common ways to spread the disease. Still, roughly 1/3 of the cases cannot be traced back to any of these causes. If someone is a hepatitis B carrier, he/she is contagious, even though he/she is not currently suffering from the illness. So yes, coitus can transmit hepatits B between partners if one of them is a carrier.
Is hepatitis A a virus or bacteria?
Hepatitis is inflammation in the liver caused by the virus hepatitis B.
How does hepatitis start?
Hepatitis, all kinds, A, B, C and so on are viruses. They start from blood to blood contact with an infected carrier of the virus. Some viruses are much more virulent than others. You can recover nicely from Hepatitis A for instance, with treatment and even get vaccinated for Hepatitis A & B now but not C and above. They are forever although there are treatments there are as yet no 'cures'
What type of pathogen is hepatitis b?
The hepatitis B illness is caused by the hepatitis B virus, a species of the genus Orthohepadnavirus.
Is hepatitis b is epidemic or endemic?
Whether hepatitis B (or any disease) is considered epidemic or endemic depends on its prevalence in the population. Hepatitis B is endemic in China where 8-10 % of the population is chronically infected but endemic in the US where the prevalence is less than 1%.
