Hepatitis C

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Title:   Hepatitis C
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Hepatitis is a disease or inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis can be caused by alcohol, some drugs and chemicals, and by infection. Hepatitis C is one form of hepatitis caused by the hepatitis c virus. Hepatitis C is one of the most serious types of hepatitis.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Hepatitis C
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Hepatitis C is a blood-borne virus that causes inflammation (swelling and pain) of the liver. It is commonly spread through sharing unsterile needles, syringes and other injecting drug equipment. There is currently no vaccine to prevent hepatitis C infection but treatment is effective for some people. When the initial infection lasts for more than six months, it is called chronic hepatitis C, which may lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer in a small number of people.
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   HIV, hepatitis and sport
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The risk of catching HIV or hepatitis B or C through sports activity is extremely small. These viruses are transmitted through blood, semen or vaginal secretions into the bloodstream. HIV and hepatitis B or C cannot be caught from sweat or saliva from other sportspeople. Standard practice is to stop play if a player is bleeding and allow them to return to play only after bleeding is controlled and the wound is properly covered. Infection control guidelines help keep other players and officials safe.
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Hepatitis C - Bleeding disorders
Publisher:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Description:   A current priority for Haemophilia Foundation Australia is to understand the needs of the bleeding disorders community affected by hepatitis C and to develop and carry out a strategy to address those needs.
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Hepatitis C
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   The hepatitis C virus has only been recognised since 1989, although it probably has been causing hepatitis for thousands of years.
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Hepatitis C
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Hepatitis means there is an inflammation of the liver which causes damage to the liver.
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Hepatitis C
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. There are several different types of viruses that cause hepatitis.
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Understanding your hep C test results - Bleeding disorders
Publisher:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Description:   An explanation of hepatitis C tests and what test results mean. Includes personal stories of people with bleeding disorders and hepatitis C.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   'Double whammy' report - Bleeding disorders
Publisher:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Description:   The Report provides evidence of the needs of the bleeding disorders community affected by hepatitis C and recommendations.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   HFA hepatitis C strategy - Bleeding disorders
Publisher:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Description:   HFA is currently working on a national strategy to understand the needs of the bleeding disorders community affected by hepatitis C, to develop a plan to meet these needs and put the plan into action.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Hepatitis C in Australia
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Information about Hepatitis C; Populations most at Risk of Hepatitis C in Australia; and Australia's response to the Hepatitis C epidemic.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Regulation of IVDs: Laboratory-specific information
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Links to information for laboratories about in vitro diagnostic devices (IVDs)
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   The Ministerial Advisory Committee on AIDS, Sexual Health and Hepatitis (MACASHH)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This committee is the Department of Health and Ageing's high level expert committee, providing advice on issues relevant to HIV/AIDS, sexually transmissible infections and hepatitis C.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Hepatitis C virus (HCV)
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of hepatitis C by professional health specialists.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Hepatitis C
Publisher:   NSW Health
Description:   Hepatitis C is caused by a virus that is spread through contact with infected blood. Prevention through the use of sterile needles and injecting equipment is key, and people with hepatitis C should ensure others are not exposed to their blood.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Hepatitis C antibodies and antibody testing - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Find out all about antibodies and protective killer cells called macrophages, and learn how antibody tests help detect hepatitis C infection.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   PCR and Hepatitis C transmission - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Learn about PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, which help detect the presence of hepatitis C virus in the body.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Hepatitis C and sexual transmission: does it occur? - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Although there's some uncertainty about hepatitis C being transmitted sexually, it's not classified as an STD.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Hepatitis C Virus Projections Working Group: estimates and projections of the Hepatitis C Virus epidemic in Australia 2006
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   To plan an appropriate public health response to the hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic in Australia, both in terms of preventive measures and treatment needs, good estimates and projections of the rates of HCV infection and its long term sequelae are required. To achieve this, the Hepatitis C Virus Projections Working Group was first formed in 1998, and reformed in 2002, under the auspices of, and reporting to, the Australian National Council on AIDS and Related Diseases (ANCARD) Hepatitis C Sub-Committee.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Dental notes: managing hepatitis C in the community
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   The number of Australian adults living with hepatitis C is increasing and is not confined to any one section of the population. Dentists need to be aware that hepatitis C may be present in the saliva of infected patients.
Date:   Apr 2006

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