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Hepatitis C: General Information

This information sheet provides general information about hepatitis C. It explains that hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, and hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease caused by a virus. The information sheet discusses the effect of hepatitis C on the liver, the acute and chronic forms of the disease, hepatitis C transmission, its epidemiology, the seriousness of the disease, its symptoms, diagnostic tests that are used, who should be tested, the treatment, and how people with hepatitis C can take care of their liver.

Prenatal Care Provider Policies and Procedures to Prevent Perinatal Hepatitis B Virus Transmission

This information sheet lists policies and procedures for use by prenatal care providers to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B. It provides seven procedures to be followed if a pregnant woman tests positive for hepatitis B, and provides four procedures for a pregnant woman with a negative test result, including repeat testing for at-risk persons upon admission to labor and delivery.

[Hepatitis B Fast Facts]

This information sheet discusses Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV), the most common serious liver infection in the world. It explains its effect on the liver, transmission, prevention, epidemiology in the world and in the United States, who is most at risk, and provides sources of further information.

TB Medication Fact Sheets (French)

This series of patient education fact sheets provides information on drugs used in the treatment of TB (e.g., Clofazimine, Ethambutol, Ethionamide, Isoniazid, Levofloxacin, Moxifloxacin, PASER [p-aminosalicylic acid granules], Pyrazinamide, Pyridoxine, Rifabutin, Rifampin, Streptomycin). The fact sheets include information on medication side effects, actions to take if side effects occur, and instructions in the event a dose of medication is missed.

Hepatitis B: Informacion General

This information sheet provides general information about hepatitis B. It explains the disease; provides statistics on hepatitis B in the United States; and discusses at-risk persons, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of Hepatitis B. It promotes vaccine as the best method of preventing the disease and lists persons who should get vaccinated against hepatitis B.

Protect Your Baby for Life: When a Pregnant Woman Has Hepatitis B

This information sheet discusses hepatitis B virus (HBV) and explains how a mother can ensure that her baby is protected from this disease for life. It describes HBV, how the disease affects the newborn, and how it is transmitted. The pamphlet advises pregnant women to request testing and if testing positive to make sure the baby is treated with HBIG and vaccine at birth and receives all follow-up doses of vaccine. Also, everyone who lives in the home should be tested, and if negative should get the vaccine to protect them from hepatitis B.

[Protect Your Baby for Life: When a Pregnant Woman Has Hepatitis B]

This information sheet discusses hepatitis B virus (HBV) and explains how a mother can ensure that her baby is protected from this disease for life. It describes HBV, how the disease affects the newborn, and how it is transmitted. The pamphlet advises pregnant women to request testing and if testing positive to make sure the baby is treated with HBIG and vaccine at birth and receives all follow-up doses of vaccine. Also, everyone who lives in the home should be tested, and if negative should get the vaccine to protect them from hepatitis B.