Reference no: EM132696879

A 25-year-old male Caucasian patient with overall good health reported pain in the right upper abdomen and recurrent vomiting and nausea. He has also been feeling depressed lately. After an exhaustive examination, the doctor noticed a slight yellowing in his eyes. When asked, the patient mentioned that he works as a scientist and handles human fat tissue from liposuctions regularly. It seemed that the patient might have been exposed to these samples because he could remember once getting punctured with a glass Pasteur pipette disposed in the biohazard bin. He also remembered getting scratched by a needle that was previously used to lyse human tissue. He had been vaccinated following current vaccination guidelines.

Note: The diseases for this patient is Hepatitis C,

Answer the following questions

1. What tests to determine it is Hepatitis C

2. Tell us about the microorganism that causes this particular disease.

3. What are its characteristics?

4. Where is it found?

5. How would you treat this microorganism in the patient?

6. How could your patient have avoided catching this disease?

7. What preventative measures might ensure that this disease is not caught by others, or does not spread in the population?

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