Skip to main content
Medical Sciences Beta

Questions tagged [hepatitis]

Ask Question

The tag has no summary.

15 questions
Newest Active Bountied Unanswered
0 votes
0 answers
35 views

Is there an effective vaccine available for Hepatitis B, and how effective is Tenofovir as a treatment for chronic Hepatitis B?
Varsha manohar's user avatar
  • 1
3 votes
1 answer
198 views

I've recently bought a lot of used books via Amazon. Sometimes, there are (indeterminable) stains on them, and in some cases these stains look like blood. I'd like to know the risk of getting an ...
al-canonic's user avatar
  • 31
1 vote
0 answers
119 views

Lets say that someone with a small fresh cut/wound touches an object that has been contaminated with Hep C blood and then touches his wound(the virus comes in to contract with the wound).What are the ...
Niko's user avatar
  • 11
0 votes
1 answer
33 views

SOVALDI is a hepatitis C virus (HCV) nucleotide analog NS5B polymerase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of: - Adult patients with genotype 1, 2, 3 or 4 chronic hepatitis C virus (...
Freezing Soul's user avatar
  • 201
5 votes
1 answer
985 views

There is hepatitis A, B, C, D, E, and G. Why did they decide to skip F? All I can find online is that there is no hepatitis F virus, but that doesn't explain why there is hepatitis G and not hepatitis ...
TheRealTengri's user avatar
  • 443
1 vote
0 answers
25 views

I am currently studying the AST/ALT ratio and its ability to detect hepatitis and cirrhosis. I read some articles about this topic and they all seem to consider this ratio quite useful, but I also ...
DavideChicco.it's user avatar
  • 161
1 vote
1 answer
66 views

This might seem like a silly question but I've been searching on google and pubmed but not really gotten a clear answer to this. I understand the long term effects of alcohol in causing alcoholic ...
Sahib Tuteja's user avatar
  • 11
10 votes
1 answer
1k views

Some time ago I was rejected as donor and received following rejection letter: Just wanted to inform you that there was a positive infectious disease result for Hepatitis B. Unfortunately, we ...
user19123129129's user avatar
  • 101
2 votes
1 answer
1k views

Is it ok for a person with hepatitis b to get a tattoo? What are the risks? Will it make the condition worse?
JackD's user avatar
  • 21
1 vote
1 answer
115 views

can a person get infected by Hepatitis B while taking Hepatitis B vaccine if the needle is infected with Hepatitis B virus.
Arun Killu's user avatar
  • 265
3 votes
1 answer
5k views

I was wandering if it is possible for soda to be contaminated by viruses/bacteria originating from water that was used to produce it. I have to specific questions: Can jaundice virus/bacteria survive ...
boris's user avatar
  • 31
0 votes
1 answer
74 views

Is it true that there is a high risk of death if one contracts Hepatitis A after they contract Hepatitis C? If so, you'd think there ought to be more noise about this in health publications and also ...
user11077's user avatar
  • 39
7 votes
1 answer
185 views

I read that being born between 1945 and 1965 increases a person's risk of Hepatitis C. What is the evidence behind that? This is the website I found it on: http://www.cdc.gov/features/...
Jaden F's user avatar
  • 73
3 votes
1 answer
152 views

If a man with hepatitis B has oral sex with a woman (giving or receiving), can the woman get infected?
spin00's user avatar
  • 41
2 votes
0 answers
29 views

I've read that hepatitis B symptoms in otherwise healthy adults typically present themselves between 6 weeks and 6 months, with one site indicating as early as 2 weeks. How rare would presentation of ...
Doug's user avatar
  • 21