Hepatitis B Case Studies
Hepatitis B Vaccine
Medical Assistant
Gladys Maria Shafer
February 19, 2013
Hepatitis refers to an inflammation of the liver, which is swelling that occurs when the tissues of the body become injured or infected. “Hepa” means liver and “itis” refers to inflammation. The Hepatitis B virus spreads through blood or direct contact with any body fluids from someone who already has a Hepatitis B infection and the virus enters the body unnoticed (Center of Disease Control and Prevention, 2009). Hepatitis B vaccine is important because the disease is considered an occupational threat to healthcare workers like us who have high risk of blood exposure and other body fluids. The vaccine …show more content…
These diseases are cause by viruses. Each disease has similar signs and symptoms, but every virus has a different method of transmission, and it affects the liver in a different way. Since Hepatitis A is acute, it will not develop into a chronic disease. A person diagnosed with Hepatitis A improves without medication; however, Hepatitis B and C start with acute infections and become chronic over a period of time because the virus stays inside the person’s body. The Center of Disease Control and Prevention or CDC (2009) and World Health Organization or WHO (2013) indicate that there is a vaccine for Hepatitis A and B; unfortunately, there is no vaccine available for Hepatitis …show more content…
S.) • sharing needles, syringes, or other drug paraphernalia • sharing personal items (like razors, nail clippers, and toothbrush) from an infected person • tattoo or pierced with unsterilized instruments that were used on an infected person Sexual contact or practicing unsafe sex among adults is a cause of widely spread Hepatitis B in the United States; although, the illness does not spread through social contact, such as holding hands, sitting, and hugging an infected person. Sharing spoons, forks, drinking glasses, food, water, coughing, and sneezing will not pass on the chronic disease to other person (CDC and Prevention, 2009 and National Center for Biotechnology Information, 2013). But in rare case, Hepatitis B spread to a baby when an infant received food pre-chewed by an infected person. It is a standard precaution to always use gloves, especially for healthcare workers, when there is a possibility of direct contact with body fluids and cleaning up of any blood spills, to avoid getting any
Medical Assistant
Gladys Maria Shafer
February 19, 2013
Hepatitis refers to an inflammation of the liver, which is swelling that occurs when the tissues of the body become injured or infected. “Hepa” means liver and “itis” refers to inflammation. The Hepatitis B virus spreads through blood or direct contact with any body fluids from someone who already has a Hepatitis B infection and the virus enters the body unnoticed (Center of Disease Control and Prevention, 2009). Hepatitis B vaccine is important because the disease is considered an occupational threat to healthcare workers like us who have high risk of blood exposure and other body fluids. The vaccine …show more content…
These diseases are cause by viruses. Each disease has similar signs and symptoms, but every virus has a different method of transmission, and it affects the liver in a different way. Since Hepatitis A is acute, it will not develop into a chronic disease. A person diagnosed with Hepatitis A improves without medication; however, Hepatitis B and C start with acute infections and become chronic over a period of time because the virus stays inside the person’s body. The Center of Disease Control and Prevention or CDC (2009) and World Health Organization or WHO (2013) indicate that there is a vaccine for Hepatitis A and B; unfortunately, there is no vaccine available for Hepatitis …show more content…
S.) • sharing needles, syringes, or other drug paraphernalia • sharing personal items (like razors, nail clippers, and toothbrush) from an infected person • tattoo or pierced with unsterilized instruments that were used on an infected person Sexual contact or practicing unsafe sex among adults is a cause of widely spread Hepatitis B in the United States; although, the illness does not spread through social contact, such as holding hands, sitting, and hugging an infected person. Sharing spoons, forks, drinking glasses, food, water, coughing, and sneezing will not pass on the chronic disease to other person (CDC and Prevention, 2009 and National Center for Biotechnology Information, 2013). But in rare case, Hepatitis B spread to a baby when an infant received food pre-chewed by an infected person. It is a standard precaution to always use gloves, especially for healthcare workers, when there is a possibility of direct contact with body fluids and cleaning up of any blood spills, to avoid getting any