Our Workplace Friends?

How do they become

part of our lives?

Let

me

tell

You

about

your

“friends”!

Hepatitis B (HBV)

Hepatitis C (HCV)

HIV/AIDS

What is Hepatitis?

“Hepato” = liver

“itis” = inflammation

Therefore

Hepatitisis an

inflammation of the

liver

Hepatitis B (HBV)

Liver Cancer

caused by HBV

HBV Symptoms

Symptoms are highly variable and can even be absent!

Symptoms may occur right after exposure or it might

take as long as 1-9 months for them to develop.

Fatigue

Abdominal Pain

Decreased Appetite

Nausea

Jaundiceyellow discoloration of the skin and whites of the eyes

Dark-colored urine

Can we rid

ourselves of

these friends?

Treatment of Hepatitis B

No Cure

No Specific

Treatment

Vaccine is

available for

the prevention

of the disease

Hepatitis C (HCV)

This virus (HCV)

also infects the

liver but it is not

related to HBV

HCV Symptoms

Asymptomatic

(no symptoms)

Malaise

Treatment of Hepatitis C

Why avoid these friends?

HBV and HCV

make up 54% of

all liver diseases

Meet our 3rd wannabe friend from work

Human

Immunodeficiency

Virus

HIV

This “friend”

weakens

our body’s immune

system leaving

it incapable of

fighting

off other diseases

HIV Infection Stages/ Symptoms

Initial flu-likeillness mayoccurshortly afterexposure

Weakness

Diarrhea Swollen Lymph Nodes

Full Blown Aids

HBV: 6-30%

HCV: 1.8%

HIV: 0.3%

WHY

WHY

WHY

Should

Should

Should

I

I

I

Worry?

Risks of HBV, HCV and HIV

How Can We Protect Ourselves

Against These “Friends”?

To be continued…