World Hepatitis Day May 19, 2009 24 Facts in 24 Hours
May 07, 2015
World Hepatitis Day
May 19, 2009
24 Facts in 24 Hours
World Hepatitis Day Fact #1
Today is World Hepatitis Day. Show your support – follow @worldhepday
& @cdchep. We’ll be tweeting
a new fact every hour today.
World Hepatitis Day Fact #2
15,000 persons die of chronic viral hepatitis each year in US ‐
a number similar equal to HIV.
World Hepatitis Day Fact #3
Viral hepatitis is leading cause of liver transplants in US.
World Hepatitis Day Fact #4
Hepatitis A, B, and C –
same symptoms; different infections.
Which are preventable with a vaccine?
World Hepatitis Day Fact #5
Once infected, infants are more likely to develop chronic hepatitis B than adults.
Vaccine at birth is best way to prevent it.
World Hepatitis Day Fact #6
African Americans develop liver cancer from hepatitis C at 2 times the rates of Caucasians.
World Hepatitis Day Fact #7
10% of hepatitis A and 20% of hepatitis B infections occur in gay men.
Vaccine is available for both.
World Hepatitis Day Fact #8
CDC Hepatitis Division Head joins partners to brief Congress about health disparities and hepatitis.
http://ow.ly/7FSV
World Hepatitis Day Fact #9
Sharing needles – even once – can lead to hepatitis. Get Tested.
World Hepatitis Day Fact #10
1.4 million people in US have chronic hepatitis B. And many don’t know.
New CDC testing guidelines. http://ow.ly/79jg
World Hepatitis Day Fact #11
True or False? Most people with chronic hepatitis C have no symptoms.
TRUE. The only way to know is to get tested.
World Hepatitis Day Fact #12
Hepatitis B is vaccine‐preventable.
Yet it is a leading cause of liver cancer.
World Hepatitis Day Fact #13
New treatments can delay or stop the
effects of liver disease from hepatitis B.
Early detection and treatment are key.
World Hepatitis Day Fact #14
For activities happening around the country today and in the future, see NVHR calendar.
http://ow.ly/79ii
World Hepatitis Day Fact #15
Blood tests are the only way to detect hepatitis.Learn more at http://ow.ly/79i4
World Hepatitis Day Fact #16
Traveling to a foreign country?Learn if you need the hepatitis A or B vaccine:
http://ow.ly/7zx4
World Hepatitis Day Fact #17
85% of people who get hepatitis C will develop chronic infection.
World Hepatitis Day Fact #18
Pregnant women with hepatitis B can pass the virus to their babies at birth.
A vaccine can prevent the transmission.
World Hepatitis Day Fact #19
About 15% of people who get hepatitis C are able to clear the virus on their own.
We don’t know how.
World Hepatitis Day Fact #20
BAD NEWS: Hepatitis B virus is 50–100 times more infectious than HIV.
GOOD NEWS: There is a vaccine for hepatitis B.
World Hepatitis Day Fact #21
About 25% of HIV+ persons in US are infected with hepatitis C.
Hepatitis is a leading cause of death for HIV+ persons.
World Hepatitis Day Fact #22
For many persons, hepatitis C can be successfully treated.
Learn more about treatment: http://ow.ly/7D9F
World Hepatitis Day Fact #23
Which STD can be prevented with a vaccine? Hepatitis B.
Learn more. http://ow.ly/7zOq
World Hepatitis Day Fact #24
Asian Americans develop liver cancer from hepatitis B at 3 times the rate of other groups.
Learn more: http://ow.ly/77xK
Thanks!
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For More Information…
• CDC Division of Viral Hepatitis: http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/
• Follow CDC Division of Viral Hepatitis on Twitter:@cdchep