77 more hepatitis cases may trace to clinic, officials say
LAS VEGAS Seventy-seven more people who were treated at a Las Vegas outpatient clinic have been diagnosed with hepatitis C, health officials said. Authorities can't say for sure how the 77 people were infected, said Brian Labus, senior epidemiologist
77 more hepatitis cases may trace to clinic
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Health officials in Las Vegas say 77 more people who were treated at an outpatient clinic have been diagnosed with hepatitis C. Authorities can't say for sure how the 77 people were infected. Officials say they know each was treated from
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Role of Alcohol in the Progression of Liver Disease Caused By Hepatitis C Virus
Infection
FIGURE 2
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Fig. 2. (A) Comparison of total alcohol consumption between subjects
with cirrhosis and those with chronic hepatitis: calculated over the patient's
lifetime (left) and during the period of infection with HCV (right). (B)
Comparison of average daily alcohol consumption between subjects with cirrhosis
and those with chronic hepatitis: calculated over the patient's lifetime
(left) and during the period of infection with HCV (right). ( ), chronic hepatitis; ( ), cirrhosis. |
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