Hepatitis B and C definition

Hepatitis B and C means Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C viruses that affect the liver causing hepatitis, jaundice and liver dysfunction;

Examples of Hepatitis B and C in a sentence

  • The CMBHS assessment will identify the impact of substances on the physical, mental health and other identified physical health issues including tuberculosis, Hepatitis B and C, sexually transmitted disease (STD and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)).

  • Globally, the number of people infected with Hepatitis B and C viruses are several times more than those infected with HIV.

  • Hepatitis and Liver Cancer: A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C.

  • These microorganisms include, but are not limited to, Hepatitis B and C Viruses (HBV and HBC) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

  • Hepatitis B and C virus infection among 1.2 million persons with access to care: factors associated with testing and infection prevalence.

  • I understand that the tests to be performed are for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), as well as for Hepatitis B and C.

  • If the source of the blood or body fluid can be identified, testing for Hepatitis B and C, and for HIV will be requested from the source.

  • If the source of the blood or body fluid can be identified, testing will be requested from the source for Hepatitis B and C, and for HIV.

  • Hepatitis B and C in New South Wales prisons: prevalence and risk factors.

  • If you should be directly exposed to blood or body fluids of a VDH health care professional, worker or employee in a way that may transmit disease, that person’s blood will be tested for infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), as well as for Hepatitis B and C.

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  • Vaccine means a specially prepared antigen which, upon administration to a person, will result in immunity and, specifically for the purposes of this rule, shall mean influenza and pneumococcal vaccines.

  • Cannabinoid means any of the chemical compounds that are the active constituents of marijuana.

  • Cannabinoid edible means food or potable liquid into which a cannabinoid concentrate, cannabinoid extract or dried marijuana leaves or flowers have been incorporated.

  • Anabolic steroid means any drug or hormonal substance, chemically and pharmacologically related

  • Receptor means enclosed spaces, conduits, protected groundwater sources, drinking and non-drinking water wells, surface water bodies, and public water systems which when impacted by chemicals of concern may result in exposure to humans and aquatic life, explosive conditions or other adverse effects on health, safety and the environment as specified in these rules.

  • Opioid antagonist means a drug that binds to opioid

  • Opioid means a drug that produces an agonist effect on opioid receptors and is indicated or used for the treatment of pain.

  • Cell means a single encased electrochemical unit containing one positive and one negative electrode which exhibits a voltage differential across its two terminals.

  • Aquatic invasive species means any invasive, prohibited,

  • Antipsychotic medications means that class of drugs

  • coronavirus means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2);

  • COVID-19 symptoms means fever of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, or diarrhea, unless a licensed health care professional determines the person’s symptoms were caused by a known condition other than COVID-19.

  • Corrosion inhibitor means a substance capable of reducing the corrosivity of water toward metal plumbing materials, especially lead and copper, by forming a protective film on the interior surface of those materials.

  • Opioid antidote means any drug, regardless of dosage amount or method of administration, which has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of an opioid overdose. “Opioid antidote” includes, but is not limited to, naloxone hydrochloride, in any dosage amount, which is administered through nasal spray or any other FDA-approved means or methods.

  • HIV means human immunodeficiency virus.

  • Epinephrine auto-injector means a device for immediate self-administration or administration by another trained person of a measured dose of epinephrine to a person at risk of anaphylaxis.

  • Electrostatic spray means a method of applying a spray coating in which opposite electric charges are applied to the substrate and the coating. The coating is attracted to the substrate by the electrostatic potential between them.

  • Antibody means a molecule or a gene encoding such a molecule comprising or containing one or more immunoglobulin variable domains or parts of such domains or any existing or future fragments, variants, modifications or derivatives thereof.

  • Prosthesis means an artificial substitute for a missing body part.

  • Pyrolysis means the thermal degradation of a substance in the absence of any oxidising agent, which does not form part of the substance itself, to produce char and gas and/or liquid; and

  • thalassemia means a group of inherited disorders characterised by reduced or absent amounts of haemoglobin.

  • Cannabidiol means a finished preparation containing, of its total cannabinoid content, at least 98 percent cannabidiol and not more than 0.90 percent tetrahydrocannabinol by volume that has been extracted from marijuana or synthesized in a laboratory.

  • Biomarker means a parameter or characteristic in a patient or Patient Sample, the measurement of which is useful (a) for purposes of selecting appropriate therapies or patient populations or monitoring disease susceptibility, severity or state, or monitoring therapies for such patient and/or (b) for predicting the outcome of a particular treatment of such patient.

  • Biological agent shall mean any pathogenic (disease producing) micro-organism(s) and/or biologically produced toxin(s) (including genetically modified organisms and chemically synthesized toxins) which cause illness and/or death in humans, animals or plants.

  • Genetic material means any material of plant, animal, microbial or other origin containing functional units of heredity.

  • Diagnostic mammography means a method of screening that