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High-risk populations: Early and often in Hepatitis C diagnosis and intervention Inpatient drug treatment facility screening Aura Thomas November 22, 2014 NURS 549 Sonoma State University Significance of hepatitis C relevance, prevalence and risk Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of liver disease and is the number-one bloodborne virus in the United States. HCV is a virus identified in 1989 that often results in chronic infection of the blood. This infection harms the human liver, resulting

Title of project Improving Screening for Hepatitis C in Suffolk County Utilizing the Electronic Medical Record. Background Traditionally, HCV screenings was offered to those considered at high risk, however; the rationale behind doing testing for hepatitis C among baby boomers is because they are 5 times more likely to have hepatitis C than the general population. Nowadays, the regimen therapy for hepatitis C infection is much less toxic than prior antivirals (i.e. interferon B, ribavirin),

Introduction The term Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis C (HCV) is a liver disease that is contagious and ranges in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness that attacks the liver. When people are initially infected, they experience no either mild symptoms or no symptoms at all The virus persists in the liver in about 75% to 85% of those initially infected. Early on chronic infection typically has no symptoms. Over many years however, it

HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C: How It Relates to Substance Abuse Introduction Everyday people put themselves at risk of catching a virus, but when an individual is an abuser of substances the odds of catching an infection become much higher. There are instances one may experience and brush off as not serious for example, one may assume that catching a cold poses no substantial threat to any individual as it usually passes in a week. However, if the individual is immunocompromised due to being HIV positive

because they were curious to see if size affected the levels of vitamin C people were getting from oranges. Students hope to learn what size has more vitamin C and be able to inform people which size has the most benefits. The purpose of this experiment is to test the levels of vitamin C in oranges of varying sizes. The students conducting the experiment will do this by using an iodine indicator to test the levels of vitamin C in oranges by adding the iodine substance. The iodine substance will be

Treatment of Hepatitis C Therapy Hepatitis C is a prevalent health care problem. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2016), approximately 2.7-3.9 million of the adult population in the United States is infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Some groups of people are at risk for Hepatitis C infection, including current injection drug users, people who received the blood transfusion before 1992, organ recipients from a donor who tested positive for hepatitis C virus, hemodialysis

Hepatitis C There are a number of individuals who may be suffering from an illness and not even be aware they have an illness. One example of such illness is Hepatitis C (HCV). Hepatitis C is a severe disease of the liver. It is caused by the Hepatitis C virus (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2015). As a result, Hepatitis C has been termed a silent epidemic (CDC, 2015). This is because a lot of individuals have Hepatitis C and don’t even realize they have the infection (CDC, 2015)

are categorized as: A, B, C, D, and E. Hepatitis A and E are typically caused by ingestion of contaminated food or water, while Hepatitis B, C, and D usually occur as a result of contact with infected body fluids. In the case of Hepatitis C (HCV), it is spread primarily through contact with infected blood. The infections can occur by sharing needles or other equipment to inject drugs, needlestick injuries in healthcare settings, or being born to a mother who has Hepatitis C. Less commonly, a person

When a doctor uses the term Hepatitis C or HCV, what comes to mind? Many people have little to no knowledge of what it is. Is it deadly? Is there a cure? Is it a virus or disease? There are many questions that enter the mind because there are many concerns associated with an unknown illness. Several people wonder if the virus is similar to hepatitis A or B because there has been education throughout the years that provides more awareness surrounding the two known viruses, but it is discovered there

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes inflammation of the liver, eventually leading to tissue damage. Cirrhosis is the result of extensive scarring of the liver. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that HCV typically causes cirrhosis in 5 to 20 percent of infected people over a period of 20 to 30 years. Overall, cirrhosis develops 20 to 30 percent of the time. Progression to cirrhosis may be accelerated in people who are older, obese, drink alcohol, or are immune-suppressed (such