2. What is HCV? liver disease. Can range from a mild illness
lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong condition that can lead
to cirrhosis of the liver or liver cancer. About 150 million people
are chronically infected with hepatitis C virus every year. More
than 350 000 people die every year Hepatitis C can be treated using
antiviral medicines. No vaccine for hepatitis C.
3. Spreading by BLOOD 1. A person is bleeding 2. A medical or
dental person or assistant uses an instrument or a medical or
dental equipment that was used for another patient 3. Injections 4.
Medical and dental procedures 5. Sticking your finger for blood 6.
Multi-dose vials 7. injection drug use 8. being born to a hepatitis
C-infected mother
4. Treatment
5. Status in Egypt is a public health EMERGENCY 14.7% of the
population in Egypt is 11,466,000 persons who have been infected
with this virus. (does not include the number of people who have
been infected that are under 15 years of age or over 60 years of
age). 6/1000 new infections each year. 70,000 of them are
children.
6. The most common exposure to HCV infection in Egypt is from
formal and informal medical and dental care.
7. Injections of all kinds, blood tests or when blood is taken
by syringe or by a lancet. A lancet is a small very sharp blade
used to stick a finger for example to get blood for testing blood
type.
8. How to Stay SAFE? Donotshareyourpersonalstuff: razors, tooth
brushes, or cosmetic care equipment with people around you. Other
examples that can cause infection is when diabetic people share
their blood sugar monitoring equipment.
9. Try not to use Drugs in Multi Dose Vials: Many drugs are in
small glass bottles called Vials. Infection from contaminated
multi-dose drug vials Go find doctors and dentists who take
precautionstopreventHCV.
10. Ask. . . ? Is this medical or dental care I am going to
get, isitsafe? Could I get virusCinfection from this medical or
dental care?
11. ? Questions time ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
12. Reducing Exposure The reduction of HCV transmission will
require a reduction in exposure to infection. Reducing exposure
will require that all persons working in the health care sector
including dental care, nursing, pharmaceuticals and all those who
are assisting these professional will need to improve infection
control and practice safe injection procedures and aseptic
technique.
