This 384-page manual describes serious health problems that commonly afflict homeless persons and discusses appropriate responses and treatment. Included are chapters on hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Download Research (Link)
A great irony of human ecology is that whether homeless or not, people are themselves home to legions of microbe families which flourish at their hosts’ expense. Among the more insidious of these uninvited guests is the hepatitis C virus (HCV), first identified as a distinct, blood borne pathogen in 1988. HCV can lie dormant
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Agreat irony of human ecology is that whether homeless or not, people are themselves home to legions of microbe families which flourish at their hosts’ expense. Among the more insidious of these uninvited guests is the hepatitis C virus (HCV), first identified as a distinct, blood-borne pathogen in 1988. HCV can lie dormant for decades
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Tuberculosis is predominantly a disease of poverty and crowding. Homeless shelters, where individuals live cheek by jowl, often for months on end, have been described as the equivalent of nineteenth century tenements. Their residents can be unwitting vectors of air- borne pathogens such as Myobacterium tuberculosis. Download Research (PDF)
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Tuberculosis is communicable though preventable and potentially fatal though treatable. Its case rate is a measure of the socio-economic well-being of our most vulnerable populations and, by reflection, the state of social justice in this country. Download Newsletter (PDF)
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To address the special considerations and challenges that primary care providers may face in caring for homeless individuals with HIV, the HCH Clinicians’ Network is undertaking a project focusing on HIV and homelessness, under the direction of John Song, MD, MPH, MAT. Dr. Song is a Fellow in General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins
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