100 Key Questions on Hepatitis C
Author : Xavier Forns i Bernhardt
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 14,6 MB
Release : 2008
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ISBN : 9788496762831
Author : Xavier Forns i Bernhardt
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 14,6 MB
Release : 2008
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ISBN : 9788496762831
Author : Stephen Fabry
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 39,48 MB
Release : 2006-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780763740771
There are approximately 2.5 million cases of Hepatitis C in the United States and approximately 200 million worldwide. Whether you're a newly diagnosed patient, a friend or relative of someone with Hepatitis C, this book offers help. Written by two physicians from Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Dr. Fabry and Dr. Narasimhan, this book provides authoritative, practical answers to the most common questions about Hepatitis C.
Author : South Australian Health Commission
Publisher :
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 24,29 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Hepatitis C
ISBN : 9780730848332
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 25,42 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Hepatitis C.
ISBN : 9780730594581
Author : Hpe
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 39,53 MB
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ISBN : 9780752119892
Author : Great Britain. National Health Service
Publisher :
Page : 9 pages
File Size : 30,28 MB
Release : 2002
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Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 24,18 MB
Release : 2010-04-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309153689
The global epidemic of hepatitis B and C is a serious public health problem. Hepatitis B and C are the major causes of chronic liver disease and liver cancer in the world. In the next 10 years, 150,000 people in the United States will die from liver disease or liver cancer associated with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. Today, between 800,000 and 1.4 million people in the United States have chronic hepatitis B and between 2.7 and 3.9 million have chronic hepatitis C. People most at risk for hepatitis B and C often are the least likely to have access to medical services. Reducing the rates of illness and death associated with these diseases will require greater awareness and knowledge among health care workers, improved identification of at-risk people, and improved access to medical care. Hepatitis B is a vaccine-preventable disease. Although federal public health officials recommend that all newborns, children, and at-risk adults receive the vaccine, about 46,000 new acute cases of the HBV infection emerge each year, including 1,000 in infants who acquire the infection during birth from their HBV-positive mothers. Unfortunately, there is no vaccine for hepatitis C, which is transmitted by direct exposure to infectious blood. Hepatitis and Liver Cancer identifies missed opportunities related to the prevention and control of HBV and HCV infections. The book presents ways to reduce the numbers of new HBV and HCV infections and the morbidity and mortality related to chronic viral hepatitis. It identifies priorities for research, policy, and action geared toward federal, state, and local public health officials, stakeholder, and advocacy groups and professional organizations.
Author : Dr A Ramos
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,38 MB
Release : 2024-02-22
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN :
The virus that causes hepatitis C mostly damages the liver by inflaming it and perhaps causing long-term damage. HCV (Hepatitis C virus) is the name of the virus that causes hepatitis C. A thorough explanation of hepatitis C is provided below: Crucial Points: Transmission: Contact with an infected person's blood is the main way that hepatitis C is spread. Common means of transmission include intravenous drug users sharing needles, risky medical procedures, and getting tainted blood or blood products prior to the implementation of broad screening programs. Prolonged Infection: Acute and chronic infections can result from hepatitis C. A chronic infection is one that lasts over time, however some people may be able to overcome the virus on their own during the acute phase. inflammation of the liver: Inflammation results from the virus's targeting of liver cells. Long-term liver cirrhosis, liver fibrosis, and an elevated risk of liver cancer can result from chronic hepatitis C, even though it might grow silently for years without showing any signs. Manifestations: An acute hepatitis C infection may show no symptoms at all or only very mild ones. It's possible that extensive liver damage from chronic hepatitis C won't show any signs at first. Joint discomfort, weariness, jaundice, and stomach ache are possible sym
Author : Canadian Liver Foundation
Publisher :
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 12,87 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Hepatitis C
ISBN :
Author : Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 22,99 MB
Release : 2011-12-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1449693849
Providing both doctor and patient perspectives, this updated edition offers authoritative answers to the most commonly asked questions about liver cancer including diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment quality of life, and coping strategies. Written by a medical oncologist and a gastrointestinal surgeon, with actual patient commentary, 100 Questions & Answers About Liver Cancer, Third Edition is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this disease.