Hepatitis And Children

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Egypt Launches Five-Year National Campaign Against HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C Among Children

On Thursday, Coca-Cola (North and West Africa) and UNICEF joined Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population to launch a five-year campaign against HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C virus (HCV) among children. Raising awareness about how HIV is transmitted... Read more »

Hepatitis B: The Other Hepatitis Virus

In recent years, a lot has been written about hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in people who also have HIV (co-infection). HCV is a significant problem for many people with HIV, but it isn't the only virus that can cause hepatitis (inflammation of... Read more »

AIDS Community Research Initiative of America

Viral Hepatitis and HIV

Hepatitis A What Is Hepatitis A and How Is It Transmitted? Hepatitis A is caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). HAV is spread from one person to another when the feces (shit) of someone with the virus gets into another person's mouth. People... Read more »

Ask the Experts

hepatitis c

i am a male and have children and have met a women who has hepatitis c and i would like to know the risk for me and my children...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

Hepatitis C can be transmitted sexually, but it is uncommon. The risk appears to increase in persons with multiple sexual partners, those who have genital ulcerative diseases, such as syphilis, and in those who have sex with trauma. In monogamous... Read more »

hepatitis A

i had hepatitis A as a child, i am traveling to ethiopia soon, do i need to be vaccinated for hepatitis or am i immune to it now?...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

You are immune. No need for a vaccine.... Read more »

treatment for children

you say that for babies who get hepatitis c from their mothers, that children tolerate treatment well, yet everything else i read says that there is no treatment offered to children. ...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of the combination anti-viral therapy for the treatment of hepatitis C in children 3 to 17 years old. I have also included the web link for you to see for... Read more »

hepatitis b and pregnancy

I am 33 years old woman that will like to have a child (first) in the next few years. In the year 2000 in a routine check was discovered that I have Hb antibodies: HB surface antigen is negative and HB core antibodies positive. I was told not to...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

The blood test you need to have done is your hepatitis B surface antigen. If positive, you will need to discuss this further with your OB/GYN physician. You can certainly have children but your infant will need hepatitis B immunizations and... Read more »

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Hepatitis B question - would anyone know?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I'm a 26 yr old male that was born with Hepatitis B. I'm in a monogamous relationship with my girlfriend, who is vaccinated with the Hep B vaccine.

We have been searching ALL OVER -- the internet, contacting the CDC, asking our physicians -- for a... Read more »

Periodo ventana de la hepatitis b y c

Posted by mariana, 1 Reply

hola quiero saber cuanto es el periodo ventana de la hepatitis b y de la hepatitis c con tecnicas de busqueda de anticuerpos no de adn, quiero saber cuandoes definitivo el examen de hepatitis b y c con la tecnica de anticuerpos. Read more »

periodo ventana en coinfeccion hepatitis c??

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

por favor, ya no se que pensar. si alguien como yo a los 6 meses tiene una serologia negativa de vih y posituva de hepatitis c pero con arn hepatitis indetectable, no es segura la prueba del vih por uan posible coinfeccion? se alarga el periodo... Read more »

Co infeccion ( vih/hepatitis C ) elisa 12 meses?

Posted by mariana, 1 Reply

En el caso de que el virus de la hepatitis C haya sido adquirido en el mismo riesgo en el cual se adquiere vih, las pruebas de vih y hepatitis C podrian ser negativas hasta los 12 meses.

Se han visto casos en que el VHC examen de anticuerpos no... Read more »

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