Viral hepatitis isn’t quite the scourge it used to be. Thanks in large part to widespread immunization of adolescents and young children in the U.S. for hepatitis A and B, the incidence of the ...

During Hepatitis Awareness Month, the CDC and allied public health organizations launched educational campaigns to raise awareness of viral hepatitis, deflate stigma around the infection and encourage ...

The presence of hepatitis B surface antibodies in the blood indicates a person is recovering from a hepatitis B virus infection. It means that their immunity to HBV is increasing. By testing a ...

If a doctor suspects that a person may have hepatitis B, they will likely order a single blood test to check for the condition. This test is called a hepatitis B titer panel, and it consists of three ...

Hepatitis C is a virus that causes an infection, liver inflammation, and eventually liver damage. It’s spread by contact with infected blood. Hepatitis C carries with it a lot of misunderstandings and ...

Hepatitis C is a viral infection that affects your liver, causing swelling and damage. Hepatitis C is transmitted through contact with the blood of a person who has hepatitis C — often through the use ...

Responding to a request from Gov. Jim Justice, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has moved a 6-person team into West Virginia to help knock down an outbreak of Hepatitis A. Gov.

With the onset of monsoon, the risk of waterborne diseases, including hepatitis A and B, increases due to potential contamination of water sources. Should people opt for hepatitis vaccines during ...

Your doctor may suggest your child get blood tests to diagnose hepatitis C. They're the same tests used in adults, but they're only done in kids over the age of 2: HCV-RNA testor qualitative HCV test.

The direct-acting antivirals (DAA) for hepatitis C are almost 100 percent effective at curing the infection. Yet only about 1 in 3 people are treated with it in the first year after diagnosis. One ...

A viral infection that affects the liver is known as Hepatitis A and unlike Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C, Hepatitis A is not life-threatening but it can make you feel sick for weeks or even months.

A recent study looked at how cannabis can help those previously diagnosed with hepatitis C avoid risk of diabetes. It revealed that those who use cannabis are less likely to develop diabetes as a ...