HEPATITIS+(A,+B,+C)

Hepatitis A    · What STD: **Hepatitis A** · How do you get it? Hepatitis A is a liver disease caused by hepatitis A virus (HAV). Hepatitis A virus is spread from person to person by putting something in the mouth that has been contaminated with the stool of a person infected with hepatitis A virus · Symptoms: Quite sick: include fever, tiredness, loss of appetite, nausea, abdominal discomfort, dark urine, and jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes). · Diagnosis: a blood test called "IgM class antibody to hepatitis A virus" (IgM anti- HAV) is needed. There is also a blood test available that shows if a person was infected with hepatitis A virus in the past (total hepatitis A antibody [called anti-HAV]). · What part of your body is affected: The Liver · Cure: There is only one cure… treatment consists of supportive care, which means treating the symptoms and possible complications that arise while the body fights the virus. Sometimes the body is able to kill of the Hepatitis A virus. · Prevention: Vaccine for long term protection usually given in 2 doses with a booster shot given 6 months after the initial vaccination · Three questions: o True/false o Multiple choice o Fill-in · Extra info: · Stats and pictures Hepatitis B    • What STD: Hepatitis B is a virus that infects your liver. Can cause long-term infection called chronic hepatitis or short-term called acute hepatitis. • How do you get it? o Have sex with an infected person without using a condom. o Share needles (used for injecting drugs) with an infected person. o Get a tattoo or piercing with tools that were not cleaned well. o Share personal items like razors or toothbrushes with an infected person. o Pregnant women can pass it on during childbirth. o Cannot get it from: § Hugging § Kissing § Sneezing coughing § Sharing food and drinks • Symptoms: o Feeling very tired. o Mild fever. o Headache o Not wanting to eat. o Feeling sick to your stomach or vomiting o Belly pain. o Diarrhea or constipation o Muscle aches and joint pain. o Skin rash o Yellowish eyes and skin. Jaundice usually appears only after other symptoms have started to go away. o Most people with chronic hepatitis have no symptoms • Diagnosis: o Your doctor can diagnose it with a simple blood test. o A liver biopsy may need to be done if your doctor thinks you have liver damage. • What part of your body is affected: o Your liver • Cure: o In most cases it goes away by itself. o Can relieve symptoms by relaxing, eating healthy, drinking lots of water, and avoiding drugs and alcohol. o If you have chronic hepatitis there are medicines to take allowing you to live a healthy life o If the case is very serious and you have bad liver damage and liver transplant may be necessary • Prevention: o Don’t not have unprotected sex o Don’t share needles with someone else o When getting a tattoo or piercing make sure clean instruments are used o Do not share toothbrushes, or razors o Get the vaccine for hepatitis B   • Three questions: o True/false-hepatitis B causes death with every case o Multiple choice- the most effective way to prevent yourself from getting hepatitis B is- § Have unprotected sex § Get the vaccine, have safe sex, and share needles § Use the same razor and toothbrush as your friend o Fill-in-the higher risk form of hepatitis is______hepatitis, and the lesser risk form is______hepatitis. • Stats and pictures o 90% of adults infected with hepatitis B with recover and develop protective antibodies o Hepatitis B around the world § 2 billion people have been infected (1 out of 3 people). § 400 million people are chronically infected. § 10-30 million will become infected each year. § An estimated 1 million people die each year from hepatitis B and its complications. § Approximately 2 people die each minute from hepatitis B.   o Hepatitis B in the U.S.    § 12 million Americans have been infected (1 out of 20 people). § More than one million people are chronically infected. § Up to 100,000 new people will become infected each year. § 5,000 people will die each year from hepatitis B and its complications. § Approximately 1 health care worker dies each day from hepatitis B.     Hepatitis C     • Contraction: o Contact w/ infected blood. o Kidney dialysis (long term), o Sharing toothbrushes/ needles/ razors with someone who has hepatitis C.   o Also unprotected sex. • It’s a virus • Symptoms: o Scaring of liver, o Fever, o Itching, o Nausea, o Dark urine, o Clay-colored stool, o Abdominal swelling, o Bleeding from esophagus • Diagnoses: o EIA assay, o Hepatitis C RNA assay, o Hepatitis C genotype • Affects: o Liver (inflammation) • Cure: o Weekly injections, o Capsules • Mostly used: o Pegylated interferon Alfa and ribavirin/ mix of the two • Prevention: o Avoid blood/ blood products, o Safe sex, o Monogamous sex (get tested, too), o NO DRUGS • 1 in 20 babies born from a mom with HCV has hepatitis C   • 1.5% of the US has hepatitis C    • Questions: • Hepatitis C is a bacterium • T/F • Which is NOT a symptom of Hepatitis C?   o fatigue o dark urine o fever o pale stool • Hepatitis C can be treated by ______________________