Hepatitis

whether to vaccinate their child or not. When making a decision, undecided parents will likely ask doctors, their parents and the internet for answers. Naturally, parents will want to protect their children from diseases and viruses such as the flu, Hepatitis B, measles, mumps etc. However, with media fueling heated debates and celebrities speaking out against vaccinations, this seemingly simple decision has become one which ruminates in the minds of a myriad of parents. Hesitant parents will…

One of the key factors, in this case, is that Jay received a phone call from his program services director to notify him about an OSHA inspector wants to review his blood-borne pathogen policy and employee hepatitis vaccination procedure. Apparently, OSHA needs to inspection Jay Carlos’s blood-borne pathogen policy to make sure that the company is aware of the situation and for preventing loss of lives due to exposure (Lester, & Parnell, 2006). OSHA has a role which is to make sure that safety…

> It is a shame that in the 21 first century, we still live with such health disparities, such as racial injustices. Discrimination is alive and well against LGBTQ individuals. We judge others despite the fact that we don't want others to label or judge us. > LGBTQ health disparities are obvious or evident and there could be a link between their treatment and the fact that members of the LGBTQ community are more at risk for suicide, substance abuse, and psychiatric disorders. >…

It is important to know as both the cosmetologist and the client to know the risks that are in the salon. Accidents happen, people become lazy and try to make it easier on them, then clients or even the cosmetologist could both be affected. Although some diseases that are introduced in the salon are not contagious there are other diseases that are very serious to people’s well being. Skin diseases especially on the hands, affect one in five hairstylists. In fact, skin diseases are the number one…

vaccine is created is by totally inactivating the virus completely. They are killed by a chemical, so it cannot reproduce itself once inserted into a patient. Vaccines for viruses such as polio, hepatitis A, and rabies are made this way. Using part of the virus is another way of how vaccines are made. Hepatitis B and the HPV shot are made this way. One of the last ways to create a vaccine is by using part of the bacteria. Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis are created this way. Scientists either…

permanent scarring and scarring to the liver tissue. This damage is ‘silent’, and many times patients do not know that this damage has occurred. After cirrhosis occurs, the liver is unable to heal itself leading patients to have “Stage 4 Hepatitis C” (CDC: Hepatitis C). By this point, depending on the severity of the patient’s HCV, patients usually take a combination of medications such as Sovaldi, Olysio, Incivek, Victreli, and Viekira Pak to manage their HCV, but never completely treat it…

virus. Hepatitis A and B, chicken pox, and rubella all originated from this aborted fetal tissue. This fact alone has stirred controversy with many religion’s views on vaccinations. One widely held religious view about vaccines is that the human body is a temple made as God intended, and that vaccines violate this belief. Parents Rotells and Leibovitz refused to give their second grade daughters the hepatitis B vaccine because of their religious views. The girl’s school required the hepatitis…

and summer camps. Vaccines protect humans from disease. Pre-teens and teens may be at higher risk for certain diseases. While children and adults are a higher risk for other diseases. Vaccines such as, Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B are two shots pre-teens and teens needed to prevent Hepatitis, which is a very harmful disease. These shots and many others can help protect you. Though getting these shots is needed, keeping…

Syringe exchange programs reduce the spread of HIV and Hepatitis, as they help to remove contaminated needles from circulation. In addition, the syringe programs provide education and offer counseling for users who seek help. However, many argue that syringe exchange programs promote drug abuse and raise crime rates, but that is not true. In Duluth, Minnesota attempts to begin an exchange program met opposition due to these fears, but later when it opened in a new location, there were no issues.…

ulcer is a painful ulceration of the cornea and tends to develop quickly (Zonunsanga, 2015). The number of reported cases is small, but there is chronic hepatitis C patients developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma and researchers recognize the hematological alterations have a close association with hepatitis c infection (Peveling-Oberhag et al. 2013). Hepatitis c infected patients have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes due to insulin resistance, and rheumatoid arthritis (Beltz,…