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A nurse admits a male client to a hospital with exacerbation of asthma. During the admission history, the nurse learns that the client has a history of chronic hepatitis C. Which precautions should the nurse plan to implement based on the transmission of the hepatitis C virus?
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Standard precautions are infection preventive practices that protect against infectious agents present in body fluids, including the blood. Hepatitis C is transmitted through body fluids, principally the blood. Hepatitis C is not transmitted via the respiratory tract. Further precautions included in contact precautions are not necessary.
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Standard precautions are infection preventive practices that protect against infectious agents present in body fluids, including the blood. Hepatitis C is transmitted through body fluids, principally the blood. Hepatitis C is not transmitted via the respiratory tract. Further precautions included in contact precautions are not necessary.
HEPATITIS C
Description
Hepatitis C virus infection occurs year-round.
Infection can occur in any age group.
Infection with HCV is common among IV drug users and is the major cause of post-transfusion hepatitis.
Risk factors are similar to those for HBV because hepatitis C is also transmitted parenterally.
Individuals at increased risk
Parenteral drug users
Clients receiving frequent transfusions
Health care personnel
Transmission: Same as for HBV, primarily through blood
Incubation period: 5 to 10 weeks
Testing: Anti-HCV is the antibody to HCV and is measured to detect chronic states of hepatitis C.
