Human Hepatitis C Virus
Human Hepatitis C
In 2013, there were an estimated 29,718 cases of acute hepatitis C virus infections reported in the United States. There were 3.5 million people who were reported to have chronic hepatitis C. Acute hepatitis C is a short-term illness that occurs within the first six months after someone is exposed to the hepatitis C virus. Chronic hepatitis C means the virus remains in the person’s body. Hepatitis C can last a lifetime and lead to cirrhosis or scarring of the liver or liver cancer.
Hepatitis C is spread when blood from a person infected with the hepatitis C virus enters the body of someone who is not infected. Today, most people are infected with hepatitis C by sharing needles, syringes, or other drug injection equipment. …show more content…
However, some people have mild to severe symptoms soon after being infected. Those symptoms include: fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine, clay colored bowel movements, joint pain, and jaundice. If symptoms occur due to hepatitis C infection, the average time is six to seven weeks after exposure, although symptoms may also range from two weeks to six months after exposure to the hepatitis C virus. Of every 100 people infected with the hepatitis C virus:
• 75 to 80 people will develop chronic hepatitis C
• 60 to 70 people will go on to develop chronic liver disease
• 5 – 20 people will go on to develop cirrhosis of the liver over a period of 20 to 30 years
• 1-5 people will die from cirrhosis of the liver or liver …show more content…
Places that lead to overcrowding are ideal environments that can increase the risk of being infected with MRSA. Studies show that one in three people carry staph in their nose usually without illness. Two in one hundred (100) people carry MRSA. To prevent MRSA, the steps below must be observed:
• Maintain good hand and body hygiene. Wash hands often and clean body regularly
• Keep cuts, scrapes, and wounds clean and covered until they heal
• Avoid sharing personal items
• Get medical attention early if you think you have a MRSA infection Most staph skin infections including MRSA appear as a bump or infected area on the skin that might be red, swollen, and painful, warm to the touch, full of pus or drainage, and is accompanied by fever. You cannot tell by looking if you have MRSA. If you suspect you have MRSA seek medical attention promptly. To prevent MRSA from spreading, take the following steps:
• Cover your wounds until healed; pus from infected wounds can contain MRSA
• Clean your hands often especially after changing the bandage. Use hand sanitizer often
• Do not share personal
In 2013, there were an estimated 29,718 cases of acute hepatitis C virus infections reported in the United States. There were 3.5 million people who were reported to have chronic hepatitis C. Acute hepatitis C is a short-term illness that occurs within the first six months after someone is exposed to the hepatitis C virus. Chronic hepatitis C means the virus remains in the person’s body. Hepatitis C can last a lifetime and lead to cirrhosis or scarring of the liver or liver cancer.
Hepatitis C is spread when blood from a person infected with the hepatitis C virus enters the body of someone who is not infected. Today, most people are infected with hepatitis C by sharing needles, syringes, or other drug injection equipment. …show more content…
However, some people have mild to severe symptoms soon after being infected. Those symptoms include: fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine, clay colored bowel movements, joint pain, and jaundice. If symptoms occur due to hepatitis C infection, the average time is six to seven weeks after exposure, although symptoms may also range from two weeks to six months after exposure to the hepatitis C virus. Of every 100 people infected with the hepatitis C virus:
• 75 to 80 people will develop chronic hepatitis C
• 60 to 70 people will go on to develop chronic liver disease
• 5 – 20 people will go on to develop cirrhosis of the liver over a period of 20 to 30 years
• 1-5 people will die from cirrhosis of the liver or liver …show more content…
Places that lead to overcrowding are ideal environments that can increase the risk of being infected with MRSA. Studies show that one in three people carry staph in their nose usually without illness. Two in one hundred (100) people carry MRSA. To prevent MRSA, the steps below must be observed:
• Maintain good hand and body hygiene. Wash hands often and clean body regularly
• Keep cuts, scrapes, and wounds clean and covered until they heal
• Avoid sharing personal items
• Get medical attention early if you think you have a MRSA infection Most staph skin infections including MRSA appear as a bump or infected area on the skin that might be red, swollen, and painful, warm to the touch, full of pus or drainage, and is accompanied by fever. You cannot tell by looking if you have MRSA. If you suspect you have MRSA seek medical attention promptly. To prevent MRSA from spreading, take the following steps:
• Cover your wounds until healed; pus from infected wounds can contain MRSA
• Clean your hands often especially after changing the bandage. Use hand sanitizer often
• Do not share personal