Hepatitis D

services intern provides the student an opportunity to research about Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV co-infection. Hence, an intern has researched about these diseases and the relationship among them. Finally, the intern should create the PowerPoint that Liver Health Connection (LHC) can use to educate the providers, community, and the patients about these diseases. Organization Name: Liver Health Connection. Formerly called- Hepatitis C Connection Time-Period of Hours Completed: October…

Hepatitis B (HBV) is a viral disease of the liver, discovered by Dr. Baruch S. Blumberg in 1967. As a medical anthropologist, a doctor who studies human health and disease, Blumberg was very interested in the genetics of disease susceptibility. He started a study to see if inherited traits made different groups of people differently susceptible to the same disease. He and his team collected blood samples from around the world, and planned to look for gene differences, and see if the differences…

1.3.7. Gastrointestinal SLE can involve any part of the gastrointestinal system. Dysphagia is noted in up to 13% of patients, and manometric studies have detected abnormalities of esophageal motility. Abdominal pain, sometimes accompanied by nausea and vomiting has been reported in up to 40% of SLE patients and can be due to SLE-related causes, medication side effects, and non–SLE-related causes such as infection. (33) Pancreatitis due to SLE is uncommon and usually is associated…

Hepatitis B is an inflammation of the liver, caused by the Hepatitis B virus[1], and characterized by diffuse or patchy areas of necrosis[2]. Hepatitis studies that classified the types of Hepatitis began after World War II (1945)[3] just over 70 years ago. Two decades later in 1967, Krugman studies found Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B[3]. Another ten years later, the Prince studies found the specific virus surface antigen that causes Hepatitis B[3]. Taxonomically classified in the…

Hepatitis A According to the author, the initial symptoms of hepatitis A are generally related to Hippocrates. Hepatitis A outbreaks were first reported in the 17th and 18th century and were linked to Military campaigns. Initially, Hepatitis A was known as infectious hepatitis and was epidemiologically differentiated from Hepatitis B in 1940. Hepatitis B compared to Hepatitis A has a prolonged incubation period. However, the establishment of serologic tests permitted ultimate diagnosis of…

Some people have no symptoms then later realize they have a disease known as hepatitis C. It is an infection of the liver, the virus comes in many forms. Here in the U.S the most common form is type 1. Also the most common way of getting it is by the use of unsafe practices for example injections and improper sterilization. According to the article What Is Hepatitis C, about 3.5 million people have the disease. Knowing the signs and symptoms, if there are any cures, how can it be prevented, and…

Hepatitis B Hepatitis B is a disease that causes Liver infection. It is estimated that over 240 million people in the world have the STD Hepatitis B. Hepatitis B is a big cause of death. Approximately 780,000 people die each year as a result of the Hepatitis B infection. 650,000 from liver cancer and cirrhosis due to their infection the other 130,000 die from acute Hepatitis B infection. There are two types of Hepatitis B. The two types of the STD are acute and chronic. Acute hepatitis B lasts…

Autoimmune hepatitis is a chronic inflammatory, multisystem disease in which the body attacks its own liver cells. There are two known forms of this chronic, long-lasting disease. Type 1, being the most common making up eighty percent of autoimmune hepatitis cases, affects mostly young women and often goes hand in hand with other autoimmune diseases. Forty percent of Type 1 AIH cases are diagnosed before the age of 18.Type 2 is less common affecting women ages 2 to 14. It is shown in many…

About 2 billion people have evidence of past or present infection of HBV, and 248 million of these are chronic carriers of HBV in worldwide. Most of the people currently living with HBV infection are persons that were born before hepatitis B vaccination. The Prevalence of HBV in Iran is around 2% in general populations except Sistan and Baluchestan (3.38%-5%) and Golestan (5%-7%) Provinces that is higher than other parts of Iran. It seems that with the measures of the Ministry of Health,…

Summary Hepatitis B Cause Article (11) Hepatitis B is caused by the hepatitis B virus that is spread through sexual contact or perinatal transmission (11). Adults with hepatitis b usually have it for a short time and then gets better, this is called acute hepatitis b (11). The virus can cause a long-term effect on individuals, called chronic hepatitis b (11). Having sex with an infected individual without the use of condoms is one way of being infected with hepatitis b, sharing needles with…