Hepatitis is a Serious Preventable Disease
This poster emphasizes the seriousness of hepatitis infection and advises individuals to talk to their doctor, learn more about the disease, and get vaccinated.
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Viral Hepatitis
HCV/HIV Coinfection
This pamphlet provides information on hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) and HIV coinfection. It discusses the liver, HCV and the effect of HCV on the liver, and explains HCV/HIV coinfection, the relationship between HCV and HIV, whether HIV can make HCV worse, the possibility of a mother transmitting HCV at birth, treatment options for people with HCV/HIV coinfection, side effects of HCV and HIV treatment medications, and the best way to prevent others from getting HCV.
Sex, Drugs, Rock 'N Roll
This poster urges anyone who has ever injected drugs to get tested for hepatitis C.
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Nothing Could Ruin This Moment Except Hepatitis B
This poster states that hepatitis B is a serious disease spread by sexual contact. It promotes vaccination as a way of preventing the disease.
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1 in 12 Asian Americans Has Chronic Hepatitis B
This poster states that 1 in 12 Asian has chronic Hepatitis B and advises Asian Americans to consult their doctors about getting tested.
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Who Knew This Type of Protection Could Be This Easy?
This poster explains that hepatitis can be transmitted through sex with an infected person and that men who have sex with men are at increased risk for hepatitis A and B. It promotes hepatitis prevention through vaccines.
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Stepwise Approach for Detecting, Evaluating, and Treating Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Federal Bureau fo Prisons Clinical Practice Guidelines
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Stepwise Approach for Detecting, Evaluating, and Treating Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection provides recommendations for the medical management of federal inmates with chronic hepatitis B, or who are otherwise at risk of infection. The treatment of chronic hepatitis B in pregnancy or with hepatocellular carcinoma is beyond the scope of this guideline. For a more in-depth discussion of vaccination strategies and management of blood and body fluid exposures, the reader should refer to the BOP Clinical Practice Guidelines for those topics.
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MMWR: Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Adolescents and Young Adults – Massachusetts, 2002-2009
This MMWR report describes results of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health surveillance initiative to collect detailed information on hepatitis C virus (HCV) cases reported during 2007-2009 among 15-24-year olds, and to examine the data for trends through 2009. The results reveal the continued increase in rates of newly reported HCV infection among this age group. Cases were reported from all areas of the state, occurred predominantly among non-Hispanic white persons, and were equally distributed among male and females.
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MMWR: Potential Transmission of Viral Hepatitis Through Use of Stored Blood Vessels as Conduits in Organ Transplantation – Pennsylvania, 2009
This report summarizes results of an investigation in which HCV was transmitted when a transplant facility mistakenly used a blood vessel conduit from an HCV-seropositive donor in a seronegative recipient in May 2009. In November of 2009, a second transplant facility identified two cases of potential hepatitis transmission from vessel conduits.
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MMWR: Deaths From Acute Hepatitis B Virus Infection Associated With Assisted Blood Glucose Monitoring in an Assisted-Living Facility – North Carolina, August-October 2010
This report discusses the investigation of a hepatitis B virus (HBV) outbreak in an assisted living facility. The outbreak occurred because of the staff’s use of unsafe practices, including sharing reusable fingerstick lancing devices approved for single patient use only, and shared use of blood glucose meters without cleaning and disinfection between patients.
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