Hepatitis Sentence Examples

Hepatitis B, on the other hand, remains prevalent among drug addicts.

Persons with a history of hepatitis or other liver disorders should not take lysergic acid amides.

Inflammation of the Liver (hepatitis) may also be caused by an attack of micro-organisms which have reached it through the veins coming from the large intestine, or through the main arteries.

For acute hepatitis, double-blind trials have shown mixed results.

My project is a free ear acupuncture drop-in clinic in London for people living with Hepatitis C, a chronic liver disease.

Sexual health services can also arrange hepatitis C testing as can GPs.

However, recent reports of hepatitis following intake of greater celandine have raised concerns about its safety for treating indigestion.

The vaccine is designed to prevent diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B and polio.

The pathogens include bacteria which cause dysentery, viruses responsible for polio and hepatitis, and many others.

Diseases related to poor sanitation include dysentery, hepatitis, bilharzia, guinea worm, hook worm and tape worm.

The most common infectious diseases reported are viral diseases, such as duck virus hepatitis and duck virus enteritis (duck plague ).

Hepatitis A, sometimes called hep A or HAV, is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis A, sometimes called hep A or HAV, is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus.

Because the damage resembled that caused by viruses, the scientists suspect avocado extract might be useful to treat viral hepatitis.

There are many types of virus which can cause hepatitis.

Infectious Diseases These include hepatitis that typically features severe depression in the recovery phase.

Hepatitis E should be considered if a pregnant woman develops acute hepatitis E should be considered if a pregnant woman develops acute hepatitis after recently returning from an endemic area.

If you have chronic hepatitis, try to lead a normal life as far as possible.

Individual cases of fulminant hepatitis with fatal outcome have been reported in Japan.

It is important that people with autoimmune hepatitis eat a healthy diet.

For more information about viral hepatitis, contact the British Liver trust on 01473 276 328.

What about patients with acute alcoholic hepatitis who deteriorate despite maximum medical therapy?

Rarely hepatic dysfunction (sometimes known as " halothane hepatitis ") is diagnosed when other causes of hepatic impairment have been excluded.

Complications Of all patients with chronic hepatitis C infection, around 50% will develop liver cirrhosis or liver cirrhosis or liver cancer.

Hepatitis A is a relatively mild form of the virus; most patients require no medical care.

Northern blot analysis was consistent with accurate cleavage of the minigenome transcript by the hepatitis { delta } virus ribozyme.

Neutralizing antibody to hepatitis A virus in immune serum globulin and in the sera of human recipients of immune serum globulin.

Recommended vaccination against Canine hepatitis is at an interval of three years.

Identifying and testing at risk patients Testing Hepatitis C is a blood-borne virus that can cause significant damage to the liver.

Recommended vaccinations include Hepatitis A and B, typhoid, yellow fever, polio, meningococcal diseases and rabies.

Chronic type C hepatitis can be treated by a combination of interferon alfa injections and ribavirin capsules.

Infections transmissible by transfusion Over the past 30 years, the viruses that cause hepatitis B, AIDS and hepatitis C have been identified.

Get Hepatitis A and typhoid immunisations about 4 weeks before you go.

Avoid using your gray water if a family member has a contagious disease like staph or hepatitis.

Much like visiting a regular tattoo parlor, the careless use of unsanitary needles can lead to an increased risk of hepatitis, or HIV.

Although use of heroin by injection has decreased due to the fear of transmitted diseases like AIDS and hepatitis, the drug is still a major money-maker on the street.

Sharing needles puts the user at risk of diseases like HIV/AIDS and hepatitis.

Liver disorders like alcoholic hepatitis are common.

Hepatitis B causes inflammation of the liver and jaundice.

Hepatitis C is a chronic infection that is responsible for scarring in the liver.

While she was still battling oral cancer, her official cause of death was listed as "cardiopulmonary arrest due to liver failure and CMV hepatitis."

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), for example, is associated with lymphoma, the hepatitis viruses are associated with liver cancer, HIV is associated with Kaposi's sarcoma, and the bacteria Helicobacter pylori is associated with stomach cancer.

As with Kawasaki disease, various infectious organisms have been proposed as the cause of IPAN, including hepatitis B virus, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), various retroviruses, streptococci, and even a virus usually found in cats.

The "other viruses" usually include syphilis, hepatitis B, coxsackie virus, Epstein-Barr virus (mononucleosis), varicella-zoster virus, and human parvovirus.

Newborns who acquire CMV during the birth process or shortly after birth may develop pneumonia, hepatitis, or various blood disorders.

Jaundice in older children or adults is a symptom of hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) or some other liver disorder.

Vaccinations are an effective method of preventing certain disease such as polio, tetanus, pertussis, diphtheria, influenza, hepatitis b, and pneumococcal infections.

About 45,000 adults each year die of diseases related to hepatitis B, pneumococcal and influenza infections.

Physical symptoms seen in adult alcoholics, such as gastritis, pancreatitis, hepatitis, or even cirrhosis, usually are absent in childhood alcoholics.

Human bites are capable of transmitting a wide range of dangerous diseases, including hepatitis B, syphilis, and tuberculosis.

Testing the blood of a person who has been bitten for immunity to hepatitis B and other diseases is always necessary after a human bite.

A person who has been bitten may also require immunization against hepatitis B and other diseases.

Hepatitis, pneumonia, and other dangerous complications can arise, but the likelihood of cat-scratch disease posing a serious threat to health is very small.

Such treatments are vaccine or immune globulin for hepatitis A, typhoid, meningitis, Japanese encephalitis, and rabies.

Children who have had a severe allergic reaction to baker's yeast should not take the hepatitis B vaccine.

Hepatitis B is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV).

Hepatitis B is a form of viral hepatitis that is also known as serum hepatitis, due to its ability to be spread through body fluids and blood.

Hepatitis B is a more severe liver disease than hepatitis A, and asymptomatic infections occur frequently.

Hepatitis B is not spread through food or water or by casual contact.

Worldwide there are 450 million carriers of hepatitis B, 50 million of which are in Africa.

People of all ages get hepatitis B, and about 5,000 die per year of sickness caused by HBV.

It is estimated that hepatitis B accounts for 20 to 25 percent of all acute viral hepatitis in children.

Hepatitis B is caused by HBV, also called Hepadna virus.

Hepatitis B has a wide range of symptoms.

The test detects one of the viral antigens called hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in the blood.

Later on, HBsAg may no longer be present, in which case a test for antibodies to a different antigen, called hepatitis B core antigen, is used.

If HBsAg can be detected in the blood for longer than six months, chronic hepatitis B is diagnosed.

There is no cure for hepatitis B and no specific treatment is available.

Most children with hepatitis get better naturally without liver problems later on in life.

Chronic, or relapsing, infection occurs with hepatitis B in about 5-10 percent of cases.

A vaccine for hepatitis B is as of 2004 widely used in the United States for routine childhood immunization.

If mothers have HBV in their blood, they can give hepatitis B to their baby during childbirth.

If the blood test is positive, the baby should receive vaccine along with hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) at birth.

Hepatitis B virus (HBV)-Also called Hepadna virus, the pathogen responsible for hepatitis B infection.

See also Hepatitis A; Hepatitis B vaccine; Vaccination.

The risk of transfusion (such as transfusion reactions, potential toxins, and infections such as HIV or hepatitis) are carefully weighed against the severity of the anemia in the infant.

Although blood supplies in the United States are very safe, there remains an increased risk of exposure to such blood-borne infections as hepatitis.

Cryoprecipitate was invented in 1965 to replace the need for whole plasma transfusions, which introduced more volume than needed and carried the threat of exposure to hepatitis or AIDs.

Tattoos can lead to the transmission of infectious diseases, such as hepatitis B and C and theoretically HIV, when proper sterilization and safety procedures are not followed.

Body piercing also presents the risk of chronic infection, scarring, hepatitis B and C, tetanus, and skin allergies to the jewelry that is used.

If hepatitis B or C is confirmed, a series of diet and lifestyle changes, such as the elimination of alcohol, is recommended to control the disease.

Minor infections respond well to antibiotic therapy, while blood-borne diseases such as hepatitis B and C cause life-altering results.

Individuals who receive coagulation factors prepared from pooled donor blood were once at risk for serious infections that could be passed through the infusion of human blood products, such as the hepatitis virus and HIV.

Food and water can also be contaminated by viruses such as the Norwalk and hepatitis viruses.

A few patients develop symptoms of inflammation in the liver (hepatitis), gallbladder, lungs, or tonsils.

Hepatitis A is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV).

Hepatitis A is a form of viral hepatitis also known as infectious hepatitis, due to its ability to be spread through personal contact.

Hepatitis A is a milder liver disease than hepatitis B, and asymptomatic infections are very common, especially in children.

Hepatitis A does not cause a carrier state or chronic liver disease.

Hepatitis A has a worldwide distribution and is endemic in most countries.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, HAV infects up to 200,000 Americans each year with the highest rate of hepatitis A being among children five to 14 years of age.

Almost 30 percent of reported cases of hepatitis A occur among children under 15 years of age, chiefly because they are frequently in close contact with other children in school and at daycare.

The states with the highest incidence of hepatitis A account for 50 percent of the reported cases.

Hepatitis A is caused by HAV, also called Entero-virus 72, which was identified in 1973.

Persons with hepatitis A may not have signs or symptoms of the disease and older persons are more likely to have symptoms than children.

Hepatitis A symptoms often go unrecognized because they are not specific to hepatitis A, thus a blood test (IgM anti-HAV) is required to diagnose HAV infection.

This test detects a specific antibody, called hepatitis A IgM, that develops when HAV is present in the body.

Once the child recovers from hepatitis A, the virus leaves the body.

Most children with hepatitis get better naturally without liver problems later in life.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), routine vaccination of children is the most effective way to lower the incidence of hepatitis A nationwide.

Hepatitis A vaccine has been licensed in the United States for use in persons two years of age and older.

Short-term protection against hepatitis A is available from immune globulin, a preparation of antibodies that can be given before exposure for short-term protection against hepatitis A and for persons who have already been exposed to HAV.

Hepatitis A-Commonly called infectious hepatitis, caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV).

Immune globulin-Preparation of antibodies that can be given before exposure for short-term protection against hepatitis A and for persons who have already been exposed to hepatitis A virus.

Immune globulin must be given within two weeks after exposure to hepatitis A virus for maximum protection.

Finally, if the hepatitis B vaccine was not given in the hospital, the first shot may be given at this visit.

Hep B (hepatitis B vaccine)-Hep B is given as a series of three injections.

It the mother of a newborn carries the hepatitis B virus (HBV) in her blood, the baby needs to receive the first shot within 12 hours of birth.

If the hepatitis B injection was not completed at the six month visit, it will be given at this exam.

These illnesses include pneumonia and inflammations of the liver (hepatitis), brain (encephalitis), esophagus (esophagitis), large intestine (colitis), and retina of the eye (retinitis).

Infants born prematurely who become CMV infected during birth have a greater chance of complications, including pneumonia, hepatitis, decreased blood platelets.

Hepatitis B is a contagious virus that causes liver damage and is a leading cause of chronic liver disease and cirrhosis.

Approximately 20,000 infants are born each year to mothers who test positive for the hepatitis B virus.

These infants are at high risk for developing hepatitis B infection through exposure to their mothers blood during delivery.

Hepatitis B can be identified through a blood test for the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in pregnant women.

All infants should also receive a series of three hepatitis B vaccine injections as part of their routine immunizations.

Infants infected with hepatitis B develop a chronic, mild form of hepatitis and are at increased risk for developing liver disease.

Certain viruses, such as hepatitis and polio viruses, can also pose a threat.

The hepatitis B vaccine (HBV or HepB) is an injection that protects children from contracting hepatitis B, a serious disease caused by the hepatitis B virus.

The hepatitis B vaccine consists of a small protein from the surface of the hepatitis B virus called the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg).

An HBV derived from the blood serum of people with hepatitis B was as of 2004 no longer produced in the United States.

D virus, which occurs as a co-infection with hepatitis B and usually results in more severe disease symptoms.

The duration of hepatitis B immunity following infant vaccination is not known.

A 2004 study found that most low-risk children vaccinated at birth did not have antibodies against hepatitis B in their blood by the time they reached the age of five.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that, prior to the launch of the infant HBV immunization program, about 33,000 American children of non-infected mothers acquired hepatitis B by the age of ten.

Hepatitis B is a potentially serious disease caused by the hepatitis B virus.

The hepatitis B virus is eventually cleared from the bodies of most infected adolescents and adults.

Only about 2-6 percent of infected older children and adults develop chronic hepatitis B and can continue to transmit the virus to other people.

There is no cure for hepatitis B and approximately one-fourth of chronic hepatitis B victims die of cirrhosis or liver cancer, including children who do not survive to young adulthood.

Of the approximately 1.25 million Americans with chronic hepatitis B, 20-30 percent were infected as infants or children.

Children of hepatitis B-infected mothers are at a 10-85 percent risk of becoming infected during birth.

In addition, children of hepatitis B-infected mothers are at high risk of becoming infected before the age of five.

Children under the age of five who become infected with hepatitis B are at high risk for chronic infection and severe liver damage and disease later in life, even though initially they may have no symptoms.

These infected children have a 90 percent risk of chronic hepatitis B infection and as many as 25 percent of them will die of chronic liver disease as adults.

Mothers who have emigrated from countries with high rates of endemic hepatitis B are more likely to be infected.

Mothers with acute or chronic infectious hepatitis B can be identified by a blood test for HBsAg.

Children born to mothers who have hepatitis B or whose hepatitis B status is unknown should receive their first HBV dose within 12 hours of birth.

In many parts of the world, vaccine intervention before birth is required to prevent hepatitis B infection and its consequences in newborns.

It is recommended that newborns whose mothers are HBsAg-positive receive hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG)-a preparation of serum containing high levels of antibodies to hepatitis B-as well as HBV within 12 hours of birth.

A child's immune response to either hepatitis B infection or to HBV can be measured by a blood test for antibodies to HBsAg (anti-HBs).

If a vaccinated child is exposed to hepatitis B, a measure of the anti-HBs in the blood will indicate whether another dose of HBV is required.

Between 1979 and 1989, the incidence of acute hepatitis B increased in the United States by 37 percent.

In 1991 the CDC developed a strategy for eliminating the transmission of hepatitis B via universal childhood vaccination.

Nearly all states enacted laws requiring hepatitis B vaccination for enrollment in daycare, schools, and colleges.

Infant death from hepatitis B and the incidence of liver disease in children also decreased significantly.

About 12,900 of these children would have developed chronic hepatitis and 3,000 of them eventually would have died of cirrhosis or liver cancer.

The CDC expects the overall incidence of hepatitis B in the American population to fall throughout the early 2000s as a result of mass childhood vaccination.

However, as of 2004, infants receiving HBV since 1991 had not yet reached the age when high-risk behaviors increase the likelihood of hepatitis B infection.

In Pacific Island nations-where rates of hepatitis B infection are among the highest in the world-a regionally coordinated immunization program has significantly reduced the incidence of chronic infection.

In the United States the Vaccines for Children program covers the cost of hepatitis B vaccination for those without health insurance and for other specific groups of children, including Native Americans.

The CDC estimates that infant hepatitis B vaccination saves fifty cents in direct medical costs for every dollar spent on HBV.

Comvax-Hib-HepB, a combination vaccine that protects against the Haemophilus influenzae type B bacterium and the hepatitis B virus.

Hepatitis B immune globulin-HBIG, a blood serum preparation containing anti-hepatitis-B antibodies (anti-HBs) that is administered along with HBV to children born to hepatitis-B-infected mothers.

Blood transfusions and injections of blood products may broadcast viral diseases like hepatitis that stress the immune system by flooding it with foreign proteins.

Malaria, Meningitis and Hepatitis A are also prevalent in Nigeria.

Pregnant women are usually checked for Hepatitis B and syphilis.

When using birth control pills to treat your acne, please keep in mind that the pill does not protect against STDs such as genital warts, herpes, hepatitis, and syphilis.

Among those it is said to cure is malaria, AIDS, many forms of cancer, several forms of hepatitis, mad cow disease, herpes, and many others.

You can seriously injure someone or infect them with staph, hepatitis or HIV with one of these machines if you haven't been properly trained to use it, so leave it to the professionals.

Used needles can carry HIV, hepatitis, and other serious diseases.

This is why tattoos carry a risk of blood-borne diseases, including HIV and hepatitis.

Yes, sometimes fear of the possible pain is a big factor, as well as the fear of contracting HIV or hepatitis C from improperly sterilized equipment.

The Hepatitis B vaccine once contained mercury, but it is now thimerosal-free.

But when the hepatitis is of septic origin, suppuration is likely to occur, the result being an hepatic abscess.

In advanced liver disease (alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis) nutritional supplements have been shown to significantly improve the liver blood tests.

Viral hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that can cause cirrhosis if left untreated.

The 1990s brought us a hepatitis A vaccine and artificial muscles.