Understanding HCV in patients

Safety Concerns for Health Care Professionals Hepatitis C (HCV) is a virus that attacks the liver and is transmitted through blood to blood contact. For health care professionals, this indicates a need to take precautions before any contact with a client’s blood...

How is hepatitis C transmitted?

Hepatitis is a very serious disease. There are three types of hepatitis. Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C, and each is caused by a different virus. While the symptoms are similar, each one is transmitted differently and each affects the liver differently....

Reblog: Testing Patients for Hepatitis C

Talking to Patients about Hepatitis C Testing You may wish to present the hepatitis C test as simply one in a set of routine tests conducted to assess general health. The following script was designed to help facilitate a discussion about hepatitis C testing....