800x600 background : hepatitis b and c infections have remained major global health burdens during the most recent century. the viral agents responsible for these diseases share common modes of transmission with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) such as needle-sharing in iv drug abusers. coinfection of hepatitis b or c with hiv increases the rate of progression of chronic liver disease. given ...

Overview Pregnancy is generally considered to be an immunosuppressed state; however, the impact of pregnancy on mothers with viral hepatitis (Table 1) and the impact of viral hepatitis on fetuses/infants (Table 2) are not the same for all types of hepatitis. Pregnant women with acute hepatitis due to hepatitis E virus (HEV) or herpes simplex virus (HSV) have an increased risk of acute liver fai...

conclusions more than 40% of the hemophilic patients under 20 years of age in the present study had no immunity against hepatitis a, and 23% of hepatitis c patients had not had a hepatitis a co-infection yet. since hepatitis a can show a fulminant course in hepatitis c patients, vaccination against hepatitis a seems necessary in hemophilic patients in the region. background hemophilic patients ...

background studies showed that hbv vaccination and consequent level of antibody are not completely adequate among dentists despite performance of highly exposure prone procedures. objectives the objectives of the study were to evaluate the levels of responsiveness to hbv vaccine and to determine the occupational factors associated among dental staff. materials and methods in total, 1612 dental ...

elevated serum level of bilirubin is a common manifestation which is occurred in several diseases. hyperbilirubinemia can manifest either conjugated or unconjugated. conjugated or direct hyperbilirubinemia usually are caused by hepatocellular diseases or cholestatic liver diseases. merely conjugated hyperbilirubinemia is the main manifestation of two congenital syndromes, including dubin-johnso...

conclusions it is concluded that most hbeag negative hepatitis b patients with serum hbv dna level of 2000-20000 iu/ml, persistent normal alt concentration, and no or mild liver damage on biopsy can be clinically managed as hbv inactive carriers. results two hundred forty-three hbeag negative hepatitis b patients were stratified into three groups based on to their hbv dna level including group ...

The modern world, swaddled in the benefits of civilization, has fostered development science and introduction products technological progress. This allowed serious individual health problems, including those associated with viral diseases, to become targets for prophylaxis, treatment, even cure. Human immunodeficiency viruses, hepatitis coronaviruses, influenza viruses are among most disturbing...

BACKGROUND Afghanistan's public health system was neglected during decades of military and civil conflict, and trends in infectious disease occurrence remain poorly characterized. This study examines cyclical and long-term trends of six vaccine-preventable diseases: pneumonia, diarrhea, meningitis, typhoid, measles, and acute viral hepatitis. METHODS Using weekly data collected between 2009 a...