Deadly Hepatitis B Outbreak
A state panel reccomended a $16,000 fine Thursday for an assisted residing center exactly where 6 died from Hepatitis B. The Glen Care facility in Mount Olive was the middle in the outbreak that hospitalized 8 clients. Many those who knew the hepatitis victims said the fine isn’t strong adequate.
The North Carolina Penalty Review Committee unanimously proposed the fine to Barbara Ryan, chief in the state’s adult care licensure area.
Investigators using the Division of Public Health concluded five health-related technicians at Glen Care reused diabetes pens, products utilised to examine blood-glucose levels. Seven from the 8 individuals who contracted Hepatitis B had been diabetes paitients.
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What is Hepatitis B?
According to MayoClinic, Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, leading to liver failure, liver cancer, or cirrhosis — a condition that causes permanent scarring of the liver.
Hepatitis B Symptoms
Signs and symptoms of hepatitis B may include:
- Abdominal pain
- Dark urine
- Joint pain
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea and vomiting
- Weakness and fatigue
- Yellowing of your skin and the whites of your eyes (jaundice)
Most infants and children with hepatitis B never develop signs and symptoms. The same is true for some adults.
