Viral Hepatitis

This internet file educates patients about hepatitis C treatment. It discusses the drugs approved for treatment of hepatitis C, why medications are used to treat the disease and how they are used, how likely it that the treatment will work, how the doctor monitors patients during treatment, side effects and how to cope with them, how patients can improve the chances of responding to treatment, why some patients take treatment and others do not, and where to get more information on the subject.

This information sheet is an agenda for providers who are taking a two-day training program in which they learn to serve persons at high risk for viral hepatitis. This material lists the training objectives and provides training modules, including specific modules targeted for substance use programs. The training can be used in substance use settings, STD/public health settings, HIV/AIDS programs, and correctional settings, as well as used for providers from all four target settings.

This information sheet discusses the policies and standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) concerning hepatitis B and the provisions made for workers who may have occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials. It explains the duty of the employer to develop an exposure control plan and implement universal precautions and control measures, including Hepatitis B vaccination.

This report discusses a study showing how available technology, expert training, and real-time feedback helped to ensure that patients treated for hepatitis C in local communities did as well as patients treated at a university-based medical center. Using videoconference or teleconference lines, community-based medical teams, including physicians and nurses, participated in weekly clinics with specialists, in which they collaborated on treatment plans using evidence-based treatment approaches.

This internet page provides information about the Liver Disease and Hepatitis Program with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. The program serves to improve the health of Alaska Natives and American Indians who either have or are at risk for getting hepatitis and other liver disease. It provides information about activities and events, and presents the program's research areas and services, vision, and values.

This poster urges anyone who has ever injected drugs to get tested for hepatitis C.

This poster states that hepatitis B is a serious disease spread by sexual contact. It promotes vaccination as a way of preventing the disease.

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.

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.