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Laying Down AFramework

Hep 101

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Today We Will

Define hepatitis, viral hepatitis &the liver

Learn about the 5 different typesof viral hepatitis

Learn more about hepatitis C:

The scope of the diseaseSins!symptoms

"is# factors and prevention

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What Is Hepatitis? $epatitis means inflammation of the liver

$epat %liver ' itis %inflammation( $epatitis

)iral hepatitis means there is a specific

virus that is causin your liver to inflame%s*ell or become larer than normal

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The Liver

+s located in the upper riht uadrantof the abdomen

Cleans the blood"eulates hormones

$elps *ith blood clottin-roduces bile-roduces important proteins.aintains blood suar levels

/nd much, much, more

The liver is essential

for life !

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Inflammation

Walls ofscartissue

begin toform

Healthy liver cellsbecome trappedby a wall of scar

tissue

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Viral Hepatitis

5 types:! fecal0oral transmission

"! se1ual fluids & blood to blood#! blood to blood

$! travels *ith 2%! fecaloraltransmission

Vaccine&reventable

Adapted from Corneil, 2003

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Hepatitis # Infection

3orld 0 46 million people Canada 0 786,666 to 966,666

%6;< to 4< of pop 2C 0 86,666 %4

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Hepatitis #

/ffects each person differently 'o vaccine available

.any people have the virus anddo not even #no* it

/ppro1imately 4 out of 466

Canadians infected

$BC Hepatitis Service 2003

Overall cure rate with new treatment is 55%$

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'atural History of Hep #

Adapted from %a&er and Wal'er, ()*+ 200

$ealthyLiver

/cute+nfection

Chronic+nfection

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