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Hepatitis
Hepatitis
Hepatitis is a virus that causes inflammation of the liver and produces a variety of symptoms. Often, hepatitis can be asymptomatic, producing no visible symptoms. Hepatitis A, B, C, and D are the most common types of hepatitis found in the United States.Hepatitis can affect anyone. People that are at the greatest danger of contracting hepatitis include: intravenous drug users, health care workers, individuals with multiple sex partners, people who have contracted an STD in the past; and those living with a person who has a form of chronic hepatitis.
Common symptoms of Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E include: fatigue, fever, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, nausea, muscle or joint pain, dark colored urine and jaundice. Good sanitation and hygiene, avoiding contaminated foods and water, practicing safe sex, getting vaccinated, not using intravenous drugs and not sharing personal products are all important measures to follow in avoiding Hepatitis.
- Hepatitis A, or HAV, is spread through oral contact with infected fecal matter. Hepatitis A often causes an acute illness, however it is also possible for Hepatitis A to be asymptomatic (without symptoms). Hepatitis A can also be transmitted person-to-person via contact or from contaminated food or water.
- Hepatitis B, or HBV, is passed through blood and body fluids (vaginal fluids, semen and saliva), and is generally contracted through sexual contact and the sharing of needles amongst intravenous drug users. Hepatitis B can also be transmitted mother-to-child in utero or at the time of delivery.
- Hepatitis C, or HCV, is transmitted through blood-to-blood contact and can be passed mother-to-child. Less commonly, Hepatitis C can be transmitted through sexual contact. Hepatitis C for the most part is asymptomatic and often leads to chronic, and long-term infection resulting in approximately 70% of those infected developing liver disease.
- Hepatitis D only occurs in those already infected with Hepatitis B.
Prescription medications can also bring about Hepatitis. Glucose-lowering drugs known as thiazolidinediones (TZDs), which include Actos and Avandia include Hepatitis as a side effect.
If you or a loved one has taken Actos or Avandia and been diagnosed with hepatitis, please fill out the form at the right for a free case evaluation by a qualified defective drug attorney.
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Nearly 100 Patients of Nevada Clinic Positive for HIV, Hepatitis, and More are Expected
Mar 14, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada could be responsible for blood borne infections diagnosed in at least 100 former patients. Most of those victims contracted hepatitis or HIV following treatment at the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada, and now health officials in that state are trying to determine if those infections originated with the clinic's unsanitary practices. What's worse, the 100 people already diagnosed with blood borne diseases might just be the tip of the...
Nevada Hepatitis C Outbreak Tied to Las Vegas Clinic. Thousands Now At Risk for Hepatitis, HIV
Feb 28, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Hepatitis C and other blood borne diseases now threaten thousands of people in Nevada, thanks to the unsafe way anesthesia was administered at the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas. At least six people who received treatment at the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada have already tested positive for Hepatitis C, but health officials in the state have urged another 40,000 to be tested for the virus, as well as HIV.Hepatitis C is a blood disorder that is transmitted...
Hepatitis A Warning Issued for Madonna, Demi, Ashton and Others Who Frequent Socialista in NYC
Feb 22, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Hepatitis A was apparently the unwelcome guest at a star-studded party held at a posh New York City nightclub earlier this month. New York City health officials have reportedly warned Madonna, Demi Moore, Gwyneth Paltrow and other A-list attendees of star Ashton Kutcher's 30th birthday bash at Socialista that they may have been exposed to Hepatitis A. They -- and anyone else who made a visit to Socialista on three nights in early February -- have been advised to get a...
HIV Transplant Attracts Federal Scrutiny, As Attorney Alleges Donor's High Risk Status Not Revealed to Patient
Nov 19, 2007 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Federal officials want to know how HIV infected organs ended up transplanted into four Chicago patients, and have joined Illinois officials in their investigation of the HIV transplant. Meanwhile, an attorney for a woman who received one of the HIV transplants has said that his client is a “mess” and was never told that the kidney she received came from a donor who was considered at high risk for blood borne diseases.Four patients who received organ transplants in...
Ask tough questions about donor tissue
Jun 11, 2006 | AP
Suppose you need a new knee. Spinal surgery for an aching slipped disc. Maybe a replacement valve for a leaky heart. These procedures often involve parts taken from someone who died. About 1 million such operations are done in the United States every year. Most are safe and successful. But sometimes those donated body parts can carry dangerous diseases. HIV, hepatitis, rabies, deadly bacteria and fungus are among the infections that have stricken some who've had tissue transplants in the last...
Hepatitis
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Hepatitis Reference Guide
Symptoms
Fatigue
Fever
Loss of appetite
Abdominal pain
Nausea
Muscle or joint pain
Dark colored urine
Jaundice Possible Causes
Prescription drugs
Sexual contact
Intravenous needles
Contaminated water
Contaminated food
Drugs
Actos
Avandia
Related Topics
Campylobacter
Cryptosporidium
Cyclospora
E Coli Infection
E Coli O157 H7
Food Poisoning
Listeria
Norovirus
Salmonella
Shigella
Actos
Avandia
Defective Drugs
Diseases
Fatigue
Fever
Loss of appetite
Abdominal pain
Nausea
Muscle or joint pain
Dark colored urine
Jaundice Possible Causes
Prescription drugs
Sexual contact
Intravenous needles
Contaminated water
Contaminated food
Drugs
Actos
Avandia
Related Topics
Campylobacter
Cryptosporidium
Cyclospora
E Coli Infection
E Coli O157 H7
Food Poisoning
Listeria
Norovirus
Salmonella
Shigella
Actos
Avandia
Defective Drugs
Diseases
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