HEPATITIS B FACTS
WHAT IS VIRAL
HEPATITIS B?
- Viral infection of the liver
- Can cause acute and chronic infection
- Serious global health burden
HOW IS HEPATITIS B
SPREAD?
- During childbirth (mother to child)
- Exposure to infected blood and body fluids
- Use of contaminated needles or other sharp objects
WHO SHOULD BE
SCREENED?
- Anyone from an endemic areas (like Asia)
- Pregnant women
- Infants born to HBV-infected mothers
- Sexual or household contact with HBV
HOW TO GET SCREENED FOR HEPATITIS B?
VISIT A VIRCAN CLINIC
COMPLETE CONSENT AND QUESTIONNAIRE
HEPATITIS B SCREENING
RESULT AND CONSULTATION
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR ME TO KNOW?
- Hepatitis B may show no symptoms, yet cause serious health consequences
- You could be a carrier
- Up to 70% of chronically infected Canadians are Chinese immigrants
- Untreated may lead to: severe scarring of the liver (cirrhosis), liver failure and liver cancer
- Prevent transmission to other people
HOW TO PREVENT HEPATITIS B?
GET YOUR BLOOD TESTED
GET THE HEPATITIS B VACCINATION
USE CONDOMS
DO NOT SHARE RAZORS, TOOTHBRUSHES, NEEDLES OR SYRINGES
VIRCAN is a structured academic-community partnership that will address issues throughout the care of viral hepatitis, from diagnosis to treatment to cure.
Based out of the Toronto Centre for Liver Disease (TCLD), one of the largest liver units in North America, the VIRCAN team looks forward to demonstrating how viral hepatitis screening and treatment should be optimized in other urban settings across Canada, and around the world.
FIND A VIRCAN LIVER CLINIC
Four Locations in the GTA
Viral Hepatitis Care Network (VIRCAN) is an initiative of the Toronto Centre for Liver Disease part of the University Health Network that provides liver related healthcare services you need, at the convenience you want and the standards you deserve, right to your doorstep. VIRCAN Clinics are conveniently located in 4 locations around the GTA.
Toronto Midtown Liver Clinic
1975 Avenue Rd., 2nd Fl.
Toronto, ON M5M 4A3
T. 416 922 6022
F. 416 927 9100
[email protected]
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Etobicoke Liver Clinic
817 Brown’s Line
Toronto, ON M8W 3V7
T. 416 503 2626
F. 416 503 2665
[email protected]
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Richmond Hill Liver Clinic
328 Highway 7 E., Suite 301
Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3P7
T. 905 771 8821
F. 905 771 8481
[email protected]
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Scarborough Liver Clinic
3030 Lawrence Ave E., Suite 510
Toronto, ON M1P 2T7
T. 416 431 4402
F. 416 431 0762
[email protected]
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