Are waste pickers at risk for hepatitis B and C infections because of poverty or environmental exposures?

Outcome of Intravenous Immunoglobulin-Transmitted HTLV-I, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV infections

Are you at risk for hepatitis B?

Sharing drug using equipment Sharing equipment for injection and non-injection drugs such as needles, cottons, cookers, ties, straws, pipes and even water are some of the easiest ways to get hepatitis C. Even the smallest amounts of blood that you may not be able to see can transmit the virus. Making sure your equipment stays personal and isn’t shared with anyone will help you stay healthy. If ...

Prevalence of Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus infections among patients candidate for orthopedic trauma surgeries

Background: Infectious diseases are major public health problems, among which blood-borne ones are the most important infections. Patients who undergo orthopedic surgery are at higher risk of transmitting infectious diseases from and to others, due to repeated blood examinations and injection, drains secretion and receiving blood products. Accordingly, in this study we determined prevalence of ...

Bone health in HIV and hepatitis B or C infections.

Chronic infections with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) add to age-dependent bone loss and may contribute to lower bone strength in the elderly. In this review, we report recent highlights on the epidemiology of bone fragility in chronic viral infections with HIV, HCV and HBV, its physiopathology and discuss the interference of antiviral th...

Hepatitis B: are you at risk?