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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
76
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