K357 Pathogen Study : Hepatitus C by Anastasiya Ivanchenko https://padlet.com/anivan2/p2i54dorm8lirocd en-us 2025-04-23 22:17:00 UTC 2025-04-29 00:38:08 UTC hello@padlet.com CDC Page anivan2 https://padlet.com/anivan2/p2i54dorm8lirocd/wish/3422170668 2025-04-23 22:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/anivan2/p2i54dorm8lirocd/wish/3422170668 Causative Agent : Hepatitis C Virus anivan2 https://padlet.com/anivan2/p2i54dorm8lirocd/wish/3422171384 Screenshotted from: https://www.sciencephoto.com/media/656108/view/hepatitis-c-virus

]]> 2025-04-23 22:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/anivan2/p2i54dorm8lirocd/wish/3422171384 What is Hepatitus C? anivan2 https://padlet.com/anivan2/p2i54dorm8lirocd/wish/3422171782 Hepatitis C is a liver disease that's caused by the Hepatitis C virus. It can be acute or chronic. It's spread through blood-to-blood contact. The virus cannot be spread via daily contact. (CDC)

]]> 2025-04-23 22:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/anivan2/p2i54dorm8lirocd/wish/3422171782 Symptoms anivan2 https://padlet.com/anivan2/p2i54dorm8lirocd/wish/3422171992 -Dark colored urine

-Fatigue

-Fever

-Joint pain

-Loss of appetite

-Nausea

-Vomiting

-Stomach Pain

-Jaundice


Chronic can lead to :

-Liver disease

-Liver failure

-Liver cancer

-Death

(CDC)


]]> 2025-04-23 22:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/anivan2/p2i54dorm8lirocd/wish/3422171992 Recent Study anivan2 https://padlet.com/anivan2/p2i54dorm8lirocd/wish/3422172366 Major Findings:

-Liver is still at risk/more sensitive after treatment

-Earlier treatment would be beneficial

-There is potential to predict the risk of disease prevention with epigenetics & metabolomics

-Therapy after treatment to prevent liver disease progression


]]> 2025-04-23 22:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/anivan2/p2i54dorm8lirocd/wish/3422172366 Prevention + Treatment anivan2 https://padlet.com/anivan2/p2i54dorm8lirocd/wish/3422172537 Prevention:

-Avoid sharing/reusing needles

-Proper disposal of items contaminated with blood

(CDC)


Treatment:

-Dependent on state of infected individual

-No vaccine

-Oral treatment (pill), some examples:



]]> 2025-04-23 22:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/anivan2/p2i54dorm8lirocd/wish/3422172537 Diagnosis anivan2 https://padlet.com/anivan2/p2i54dorm8lirocd/wish/3422172666 Individuals may be diagnosed with a blood draw. The blood will be tested for Hepatitis C Virus antibodies. A positive/reactive will result in an additional blood test. This is an Hepatitis C Virus ribonucleic acid test, which determines is the virus is currently active. (CDC)

]]> 2025-04-23 22:20:53 UTC https://padlet.com/anivan2/p2i54dorm8lirocd/wish/3422172666 Infographic anivan2 https://padlet.com/anivan2/p2i54dorm8lirocd/wish/3422172831 2025-04-23 22:21:13 UTC https://padlet.com/anivan2/p2i54dorm8lirocd/wish/3422172831 Scientist Spotlight anivan2 https://padlet.com/anivan2/p2i54dorm8lirocd/wish/3422172945 Jenna L. Butner, M.D., MPH, FASAM, AAHIVS

Yale School of Medicine

]]> 2025-04-23 22:21:30 UTC https://padlet.com/anivan2/p2i54dorm8lirocd/wish/3422172945 A video if you'd like to learn more :) anivan2 https://padlet.com/anivan2/p2i54dorm8lirocd/wish/3422173003 2025-04-23 22:21:38 UTC https://padlet.com/anivan2/p2i54dorm8lirocd/wish/3422173003