Children Viral Hepatitis

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Hepatitis: Overview

What Is Hepatitis? Hepatitis means an inflammation, or swelling, of the liver. Viruses can cause hepatitis. Alcohol, drugs (including prescription medications), or poisons can also cause hepatitis. So can opportunistic infections such as Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC, see Fact Sheet 514 ) or Cytomegalovirus (CMV, see Fact Sheet 504 ). Hepatitis is a very common disease. It can affect people even if their immune systems are healthy....

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Hepatitis Vaccine (HBV)/ Viral Loads

I'm a HC professional who's would like to get updated info on the prominence of viral load increases/ other effects after hepatitis vaccine administration to HIV+ persons....

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

This is the only published paper and it is in kids. No change in viral load. Surprisingly, there are no papers published in adults. I cna't put my finger on an abstract that showed no change in viral load in adults on HAART after receiving HBV... Read more »

Hepatitis C and Viral Load

My viral load is 17 million due to Hepatitis C. I do not have HIV. Is this exceptionally high? I am considering no treatment. What would the consequences be?...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

It is really not the HCV viral load that predicts the outcome of hepatitis C, it is the biopsy report. Unlike HIV, the viral load has little to do with the prognosis. The liver biopsy score for fibrosis on a 0-4 scale is like t cells, with 4 being... Read more »

viral hepatitis B

hi i was diagnose with viral hepatitis B. can you explain it what is the difference between other case....

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

Hepatitis B is an infection that can cause liver injury. Most people clear the virus. HOwever, it will be important for your physician to see you in follow up over the next six months to be certain that you clear your infection.... Read more »

Prognostic value of hepatitis C viral load testing

Why is it important to follow the hepatitis C viral load level since liver damage can still occur despite low hepatitis C viral loads?...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

We usually follow it closely only when people are being treated with medication to see if they are responding. Otherwise checking it a few times a year to confirm that the virus is still present is standard procedure. Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.... Read more »

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Hepatitis C

Posted by hopefulindy

Does anyone know? If you contract HIV and Hep C at the same time will the Hep C cause a delay in production of Hiv antibodies due to weakened immune system? Read more »

SEXO ORAL, CARGA VIRAL y PRUEBAS RAPIDAS

Posted by PSBOY, 1 Reply

Hola !!!
Mi duda es esta:

Mi otra vez aqui leyendo en Internet las contestaciones de algunas personas (el Dr. Steve) mencionaba que una persona que se infectara recientemente en las primeras semanas la carga viral aumentaba grtandemente hasta que... Read more »

Informacin hepatitis

Posted by Anonymous

El perfil de los marcadores serolgicos en la infeccin aguda est claramente definida y permite seguir en cada paciente la evolucin de la infeccin. A las 6 semanas despus de la infeccin viral se detectan HBsAg y marcadores de replicacin viral activa... Read more »

Any other guys out there had Hepatitis-B??

Posted by MarkyMark, 9 Replies

I have been goin through an acute episode of Hepatitis-B for 3 months now and cant seem to find anyone out there who has also gone through this and i have no one to talk to, I feel sooo alone and stressed out over this entire episode, I am hoping... Read more »

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