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11 Cards in this Set
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Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) - Causative Agent
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flavivirus
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Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) - Reservoirs
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humans
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Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) - Transmission
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contact with blood serum - intimate contact (not sexual contact)
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Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) - Organs Involved
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liver
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Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) - Signs/Symptoms
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similar to HBV (fever, rash, arthritis) - chronic liver disease
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Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) - Diagnosis/Lab ID
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blood test for HCV antibodies
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Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) - Treatment
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pegylated interferon sustains activity - ribavirin suppress viral multiplication - does not cure, but prevent or lessons damage to liver
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Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) - Prevention
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NO vaccine
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Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) - Other Information
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over 4 million americans infected - liver transplants from failure
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Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is referred to as "____ ____"
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"silent epidemic"
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there over __ ____ americans infected with HCV
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4 million
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