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	gamma globulin gamma globulin a group of globulin proteins in human blood plasma, including most antibodies . These antibody substances are produced as a protective reaction of the body's immune system to the invasion of disease-producing organisms (see immunity ). Injections of gamma globulin are used to... Read more
	hepatitis hepatitis , inflammation of the liver. There are many types of hepatitis. Causes include viruses, toxic chemicals, alcohol consumption, parasites and bacteria, and certain drugs. Symptoms of hepatitis are nausea, fever, weakness, loss of appetite, sudden distaste for tobacco smoking, and jaundice .... Read more
	antiserum antiserum Serum containing antibodies, either raised against particular antigens, and hence of known specificity, or a broad mixture of antibodies. It is used to provide short-term passive immunity, e.g. against hepatitis A virus, and to treat an infection to which the patient has no immunity.... Read more
	interferon interferon , any of a group of proteins produced by cells in the body in response to an attack by a virus . A cell infected by a virus releases minute amounts of interferons, which attach themselves to neighboring cells, prompting them to start producing their own protective antiviral enzymes. The... Read more
	Gammaglobulin Gammaglobulin Definition Gammaglobulin is a type of protein found in the blood. When gammaglobulins are extracted from the blood of many people and combined, they can be used to prevent or treat infections. Purpose This medicine is used to treat or prevent diseases that occur when the body's own... Read more
	Hepatitis A Hepatitis A Definition Hepatitis A is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). Description Hepatitis A is a form of viral hepatitis also known as infectious hepatitis, due to its ability to be spread through personal contact. Hepatitis A is a milder liver disease than hepatitis B ,... Read more
	Phlebotomy Phlebotomy Definition Phlebotomy is the act of drawing or removing blood from the circulatory system through a cut (incision) or puncture in order to obtain a sample for analysis and diagnosis. Phlebotomy is also done as part of the patient's treatment for certain blood... Read more
	globulin globulin any of a large family of proteins of a spherical or globular shape that are widely distributed throughout the plant and animal kingdoms. Many of them have been prepared in pure crystalline form. The term globulin is a partly procedural one, used in classifying an otherwise diverse... Read more
	ipecac ipecac , drug obtained from the dried roots of a creeping shrub, Cephaelis (or Psychotria ) ipecacuanha, native to Brazil but cultivated in other tropical climates. There are three varieties of the root, brown, red, and gray, varying according to the age of the plant, its place of growth, or... Read more
	immunization IMMUNIZATIONS Immunization is the induction of immunity against an infectious disease by a means other than experiencing the natural infection. The term is usually used interchangeably with vaccination. Active immunization involves administration of an antigenic substance that then induces... Read more

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	Hepatitis alert for 2000 women patients Newspaper article from: The Herald ...were not at risk. Although hepatitis C does not often reveal symptoms...put at risk of contracting hepatitis C infection, offering them counselling and a blood test for hepatitis C. "I want to emphasise that...notification letter." The alert was issued in accordance with...
	WAUSAU HEPATITIS ALERT WAS BY THE BOOK.(METRO) Newspaper article from: The Capital Times ...No errors were made in a hepatitis A scare involving a convenience...Trip convenience store had hepatitis A and up to 2,000 customers...canceled the contagious disease alert after learning a second blood...didn't have the disease. Hepatitis A, caused by a virus, produces...
	HEPATITIS ALERT FOR COOKIES.(CAPITAL REGION) Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) ...health officials issued an alert Friday warning that cookies...been contaminated with the Hepatitis A virus. Risk of infection...as a precautionary measure. Hepatitis A is a viral infection affecting...are about 1,000 cases of Hepatitis A in New York a year. Symptoms...
	Hepatitis alert for R.I. pizzeria Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) ...PROVIDENCE -- The state Health Department issued a hepatitis alert Wednesday after learning that a cook at a Providence...Aug. 29 and last Friday should be immunized against hepatitis A, usually mild liver infection that can be more serious...
	Hepatitis alert prompts new row Newspaper article from: The Herald ...handling of the circumstances leading to last week's hepatitis B alert, writes David Steele. Father Matt McManus said the...doctor they did everything that was necessary." The alert involved more then 5000 patients treated in the departments...
	HEPATITIS ALERT Newspaper article from: The Columbian (Vancouver, WA) Southwest Washington Health District has issued a hepatitis A alert for customers of Office Too restaurant-lounge in Salmon Creek, but shortage of immune globulin has complicated the agency's response to the public health situation. Story on Page A12.
	HEPATITIS ALERT FOR PATRONS OF GEORGETOWN SANDWICH SHOP.(News) Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer Health officials have issued a hepatitis A alert for people who ate sandwiches or salads at a south Seattle fast-food outlet in the past couple weeks. Anyone who ate a sandwich...
	Hospital hepatitis alert hits 5000 patients.(News) Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) ...night after it emerged a doctor may have infected them with hepatitis B. The female junior doctor is known to have passed the virus...Crosshouse between August last year and January 31. They will also alert patients treated in the general medical wards at Ayr Hospital...
	LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES ISSUES HEPATITIS A ALERT News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News ...to obtain a test for acute hepatitis A: * jaundice [yellow skin...urine "The purpose of this alert is to identify the source of...prevent additional cases of hepatitis A," said Jonathan Fielding...investigate cases of acute hepatitis A." Hepatitis A virus is...
	Hepatitis A alert targets school day care in Burnsville; Eleven children who... Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) ...children to watch for symptoms of hepatitis A because a worker in a school...down with the illness. The alert, prompted by the state Department of Health, is the second hepatitis A alert in recent weeks in...through July. Symptoms of hepatitis A include fatigue, abdominal...