Hepatitis
Hepatitis C Linked To Ink
By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Researchers are hoping that people will do some research about where to get a tattoo, after a study found a link between body art and hepatitis C. The new study found that people with the virus were almost four times more likely to report having a tattoo, even when other major risk factors were taken into account, co-author Dr. Fritz Francois of …read more
Prevention of Infectious Diseases
Due to the lack of transgender-specific surveillance, prevalence rates of non-sexually transmitted infectious diseases are not well known. However, in the limited research to date, hepatitis C prevalence has been found to range from 11 to 24 percent and hepatitis B from 4 to 76 percent among transgender women. CDC Now Recommends All Baby Boomers Receive One-TimeHepatitis C Test New approach will help avert major increases in liver disease and …read more
Hepatitis Impacts More People Than HIV / AIDS
Hepatitis A is a serious liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). HAV is found in the stool of people with hepatitis A. It is usually spread by close personal contact and some times by eating food or drinking water containing HAV. A person who has hepatitis A can easily pass the disease to others within the same household. Hepatitis B is a contagious liver disease that results from infection with the …read more
