Is hiv and hepatitis B and C blood borne pathogens?
Yes, all three are bloodborne pathogens. See link below for more details.
How do hepatitis c enter the body?
Most usually via contaminated water and food. Hep A is expelled from a host's body via faecal matter and then contracted by another via oral ingestion. This is one of many reasons for washing your hands after using the toilet, because anything you touch thereafter may be infected. This is especially relevant in food preparation but also for any amount of social contact or physical use of a common object.
Being in confined spaces with hosts (such as on a packed train) may also lead to the same situations where you are accidentally touching other people.
In places like England, where I live, Hep A isn't very common at all due to hygiene standards and water treatment, etc. But in third world countries that don't have the same facilities, it can be a large problem as there is little way of stopping a pandemic.
Hep A, however, does not always present symptoms. Which is kind of positive and negative. On the one hand, many hosts will not suffer. On the other, they can pass along the infection without having the knowledge required to prevent transmission.
What are symtoms of hepatitis c?
Hepatitis is liver enlargement from any type of hepatitiis which causes discomfort or full pain and tenderness in the right upper quadrant. Associated signs and symptoms may include dark urine, clay-colored stools, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, jaundice, malaise, and pruritus.
Is a person with reoccuring hepatitis A virus more likely to get cirrhosis of the liver?
Compared to the control of "a person with no liver issues whatsover" , the person with Hep A would be slightly more likely to get cirrhosis of the liver. However, since they are aware that they have a liver issue, the liver function and general health of the person are probably being very closely monitored. Hence if their liver function ever does present a significant problem, it will be caught early and given appropriate treatment. (They would be at a far greater risk if they were unaware they had Hep A.)
The medical definition of portal of exit is when a micro-organism leaves the host to enter another host. An example is when someone coughs and another person breathes it in.
The hepatitis B virus was discovered in 1965 by Dr. Baruch Blumberg who won the Nobel Prize for his discovery. Originally, the virus was called the "Australia Antigen" because it was named for an Australian aborigine's blood sample that reacted with an antibody in the serum of an American hemophilia patient.
What are the risks of hepatitis C a?
Hep.B can cause severe Liver malfunctions that lead to death if not treated. The Liver is the "sanitary" system of the human body. It cleans impurities out of the blood before the blood recirculates to the body. Hep B slows or even stops some of those functions. It can also lead to cirrhosis of the Liver which is a break down of liver tissue. The Liver is a self healing organ and if the Hep B is found and treated in time, the liver will regenerate many of it's normal mass.
What is hepatitis's vaccine name?
For Hepatitis A, it is usually just called "The Hepatitis A vaccine" but is marketed under the brand names Havrix and Vaqta. Hepatitis B is marketed under the brand name Comvax. There isn't a vaccine for Hepatitis C.
What is hepatitis b window period?
Period in which there is a decrease (no detectable levels) of HBs Ag and HBe Ag. Occurs before the production of HBs Ab and HBe AB.
Which organ does hepatitis B affect?
The primary attack is on the organ affected by hepatitis, which is the liver. However it also depends upon the form of hepatitis A, B or C. The organ, liver, becomes inflamed and enlarged as the disease progresses. Since our bodies do not function within a vacuum, in time other organs can become involved. In acute cases of hepatitis the brain can be influenced by the disease; it can also takes its toll upon one's heart as the liver fails and the body weakens.
The function of the liver is to filter out toxins form the blood; when it no longer works effectively, as it is met to, the toxins and the viral contaminates from the hepatitis can cause issues of concern with other organs. For a while, one's lymph nodes may try to collect the toxins in an effort to protect the body, but the lymph nodes cannot do this for long.
Hepatitis left untreated can develop into liver cancer.
Why the hepatic blood carried to the liver before it enters the systemic circulation?
Hepatocytes destroy harmful chemicals that are present in the blood. The liver's macrophages remove bacteria and other debris from the passing blood which allows proper maintenance of sugar, fatty acids & amino acid concentration in the blood.
The liver is the key body organ involved in maintaining proper sugar, fatty acid, and amino acid concentration in the blood, and this system ensures that these substances pass through the liver before entering the systemic circulation. As blood percolates through the liver sinusoid's, some of the nutrients are removed to be stored or processed in various ways for release to the general circulation. At the same time, the hepatocytes are detoxifying alcohol and other possibly harmful chemicals present in the blood, and the liver's macrophages are removing bacteria and other debris from the passing blood.
What system does hepatitis B affect?
Hepatitis affects the liver. It is in fact an inflammation of the liver. There are six viruses that cause hepatitis (h A, h B, h C, h D, h E, and h G). The liver is the hepatic organ, and the disease is named for the inflammation it causes.
Can a baby be born with hepatitis c?
You can have children have children of course,is it safe?Well pregnancy is not contraindicated in hepatitis C infected women, as the perinatal transmission from mother-to-baby occurs in less than six percent of all cases.Babies born to positive mothers should be tested for anti-HCV one year after birth. So in most case yes it should be safe!
It is under 5% chance of the baby contracting hep C in the western world. Blood to blood contact only occurs within the birthing process - there is no sharing of blood via the placenta. So it is considered low risk.There is a risk of birth defects if the mother was/is on ribavirin, one of the drugs used in the treatment of hep C. Please be aware of that.Also, all babies born to hep C positive mothers will contain hep C antibodies for the first 18-24 months of life, so there is no point in testing the baby until after that time period. After this, only the babies with hep C active in their blood will show antibodies.
Does Polyethylene gloves contain latex?
Polyethylene is a synthetic polymer made from hydrocarbons got fro oil.
Latex is a natural coagulated tree sap made from the Rubber tree
Latex is much more elastic than polyethylene and both degrade in sunlight UV
Is it safe to live with someone with hepatitis c?
There has to be blood to blood contact. I lived with my signicant other for a year and a half and didnt get it until I told him I was leaving him and he intentionally infected me. I have spoken to people that have been married for 10+ years and one is neg the other pos. You just have to be careful with your partner.
How do you treat hepatitis b and c?
Hepatitis B and C may be treated using immunoglobulin that was created in the laboratory.
What damage can Hepatitis do to the body?
Hepatitis B is a chronic viral infection that affects the liver, over time causing scarring called Cirrhosis which can lead to liver failure and eventually death. It was been estimated that 20% of Asian Americans are carriers of Hepatitis B, Vaccines are available and effective treatments for those living with Hepatitis B is also available. The decease can be sexually transmitted or through contact with infected blood, but the most common form is mother to child transition.
Are aids and hepatitis the most prevalent in us?
The most common blood borne illness in the United States is the Hepatitis C virus. About 3.2 million people are chronically infected.
How long can a person live if infected with hepatitis B?
It takes about 10 years, if untreated, for Hep C to cause death in the person who has it.
What is the name of the organism that causes hepatitis b?
Hepatitis B is a viral infection. It is a virus. Only one virus causes Hepatitis B. It infects the liver. A vaccine exists to prevent it. It is blood borne. If you are in the same room with someone who has it, you will not catch it. Do not share needles, razors, or anything that could move their body fluids to you.
Hepatitis B can be treated.
Other liver infections exist.
Hepatitis A generally results when an infected person prepares your food.
Hepatitis C is blood borne. Anything one person does that gets body fluids from one person into another spreads the virus.
Hepatitis D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M also exist. Those liver infections are caused by different pathogens. (I do not have the first idea about any of those diseases. Someone came back from Atlanta and passed on that information.)
What is the latest medication for hepatitis C?
As of this writing, there is only one FDA approved allopathic medicine interferon alfa-2b that cures the one who is already infected by hepatitis B infection. It often has side effects and is reserved for those whose liver enzyme tests are abnormal. As far as homoeopathy is concerned, the head remedies are Cardus Mar, Chelidonium, Phosphorous, Cholesterinium, Choinanthus, Mag Mur, and Myrica Cer.
Difference of hepatitis a and hepatitis b?
The main difference between hepatitis and jaundice is that hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver while jaundice is the discoloring of mucosa and skin.
Jaundice:
Jaundice can occur in many different diseases. Jaundice is caused by high levels chemical bilirubin in blood. The color of the skin and sclerae vary depending on the level of bilirubin. When the bilirubin level is mildly elevated, they are yellowish. When the bilirubin level is high, they tend to be brown.
Bilirubin comes from red blood cells.
Hepatitis:
Hepatitis is a general the term that means inflammation of the liver. The liver can become inflamed as a result of infection, a disorder of the immune system, exposure to alcohol, certain medications, toxins, poisons etc.
sexual contact
the sharing of needles
blood contact during an injury