WORLD HEPATITIS DAY - The ABCs of Hepatitis
HEPATITIS A is caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV), HEPATITIS B is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), HEPATITIS C is caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) U.S. Statistics • Estimated 24,900 new infections in 2018 • Estimated 21,600 new infections in 2018 • Estimated 862,000 people living with chronic HBV infection in 2016 • Estimated 50,300 new infections in 2018 • Estimated 2.4 million people living with HCV infection in 2016 Routes of Transmission Fecal-oral route. HAV is transmitted through: • Close person-to-person contact with an infected person • Sexual contact with an infected person • Ingestion of contaminated food or water Although viremia occurs early in infection, bloodborne transmission of HAV is uncommon. Percutaneous, mucosal, or nonintact skin exposure to infectious blood, semen, and other body fluids. HBV is concentrated most highly in blood, and percutaneous expo...