Who is most at risk for hepatitis?
Who is most at risk for hepatitis?
Those individuals most at risk for hepatitis C infection are:
- People who had blood transfusions, blood products, or organ donations before June, 1992, when sensitive tests for HCV were introduced for blood screening.
- Health care workers who suffer needle-stick accidents.
How can you get hepatitis G?
The new virus, tentatively named hepatitis G virus (HGV) and known to be closely related to GB virus C (GBV-C), is transmitted by blood and blood products, intravenous drug use and other behaviour associated with a high risk of parenteral exposure to blood.
What puts you at risk for hepatitis?
People who have many sex partners. People who have sex with someone who has a sexually transmitted infection (STI) People who use IV drugs or share needles. Babies born to mothers with hepatitis B, C, or E.
How common is hepatitis G?
Hepatitis G has been reported in adults and children throughout the world and is found in about 1.5% of blood donors in the United States. Infection has been reported in 10% to 20% of adults with chronic HBV or HCV infection, indicating that co- infection is a common occurrence.
What age group is most at risk for hepatitis A?
Hepatitis A Prevention
- Children: All children aged 12–23 months.
- People at increased risk for HAV infection: International travelers.
- Other people recommended for vaccination: Pregnant women at risk for HAV infection or severe outcome from HAV infection.
- Vaccination during outbreaks:
Which populations are high risk for hepatitis B?
High-Risk Groups
- Health care providers and emergency responders.
- Sexually active individuals (more than 1 partner in the past six months)
- Men who have sex with men.
- Individuals diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease.
- Illicit drug users (injecting, inhaling, snorting, pill popping)
How is hepatitis G prevented?
Prevention
- If you are regularly exposed to blood or blood products from others, try to protect yourself with gloves to reduce the risk of the spread of viruses.
- If you use injection drugs, ensure you use clean, sterile needles.
What is G-Virus?
GB virus C (GBV-C), also known as hepatitis G virus (HGV), is a member of the Flaviviridae family. Its genome consists of a positive-sense-stranded RNA encoding a single polyprotein of approximately 3000 amino acids. Currently, GBV-C is assumed to be a lymphotropic virus that does not cause hepatitis [75–77].
Who is at risk of contracting hepatitis E?
In developing countries, symptomatic hepatitis E commonly occurs among older adolescents and young adults (i.e., people aged 15–44 years). Pregnant women are more likely to experience severe illness, including fulminant hepatitis and death (8).