Can I Be Fired For Having Hepatitis

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Florida: Fired Mayo Employee Indicted After Hepatitis Spread Through Reused Syringes

A federal grand jury has indicted a former employee of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, who could face life in prison for an alleged drug-theft scheme that reportedly caused five patients to contact hepatitis C virus (HCV), one of whom has died. ... Read more »

China: Local Officials Punished After Eight Patients Contract Hepatitis C

Six people have been fired or suspended for their role in the hepatitis C virus infections of eight patients in Henan province. The eight were receiving dialysis treatments at Xin'an County People's Hospital, according to the county government,... Read more »

Hepatitis C Link in Colorado Cases Not Found for Weeks

On Monday in Denver, a former surgical technician faced federal charges in a drug-theft scheme that potentially exposed thousands of patients to hepatitis C over a six-month period. Last Thursday, state officials announced that up to 5,700 patients... Read more »

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Fire Fighter looking For answers.

Can you please send me all you can about Hepatitis C and how its contracted aside from the intercourse part of the info I would be grateful. Thanks ...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

Dear Troy, Hepatitis C is transmitted mostly from blood and blood products. I suggest you do a medical literature search if you want all the information available. It is voluminous! It is rarely transmitted sexually. Good luck with your search! DTD... Read more »

Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B vaccines

What does the Hepatitis vaccine protect from? I recently received a hepatitis vaccine, and I am wondering if it protects me from both hepatitis A and hepatitis B?...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Thank you for your question. The answer to this question depends on which vaccine you got. There are presently two different hepatitis vaccines:If you were vaccinated against the hepatitis A virus (which involves 2 shots over a 6-12 month period),... Read more »

Hepatitis B Sur Ag: Negative: Hepatitis B Sur Ab: Positive

Dear Dr McGovernI had a Hepatitis B lab this June, here is my result:Test Result RangeHB SUR Ag NEG NEG(Eval: Positive HBsAG indicates acute or chronic hepatitis B)HB SUR Ab POS NEG(Eval: Postive ABSAB denotes immunity by...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

You have received "good news" from your laboratories. In general, you can think of laboratories related to any virus in this simplistic way: the presence of antigens usually refers to the presence of virus itself. The presence of... Read more »

Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Antibody Tests

Dr. Dieterich:While I understand that there are other tests capable of detecting hepatitis b and c more quickly after a potential exposure than the antibody tests, can you tell me what the window period is for the antibody tests to detect hepatitis...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

The window period is usually around 6 months reliably. However most people show antibodies at 3 months but some may take as long as 12 months although that would be a rarity. DTD... Read more »

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Here we go, you'll lit a fire under me-DUDE's NEWS

Posted by DUDE

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6/24/00 11:05 PM

HIV Seroconversion in HCWs (Health Care Workers)

Data on the timing and clinical characteristics of seroconversion in HIV-exposed HCWs are
limited by the infrequency of infection following occupational... Read more »

FIRE FIRE FIRE

Posted by sadface, 2 Replies

I KNEW that would get your attention.
Okay..3.5 and 6 week negative...I go for my 8 week next Thursday. Lets Pray that it is negative, if so...can I almost rest assured that my 3 month will be neagtive too?
Help me, I have pulled almost all of my hair... Read more »

"PANTS ON FIRE!!!"

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Pants-On-Fire contest
IF YOU CAN SPREAD IT ON LIKE THICK BUTTER, TELL A YARN THATS MOST CONVINCING OR TELL A LIE LIKE THERE'S NO TOMOROW, YOU COULD WIN AN AWESOME PRIZE!
Were looking for a few good liars or some good fictitious stories, long or... Read more »

New York draws fire over case of drug-resistantHIV

Posted by Anonymous

Nature 433, 788 (24 February 2005)

New York draws fire over case of drug-resistant HIV

ERIKA CHECK

Rare, aggressive form of AIDS used to publicize dangers of unprotected
sex.

[WASHINGTON] A decision by New York health officials to announce the
detection... Read more »

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