Question

Chaney Jenkins, a 22-year-old female, has come to the health clinic with persistent flu-like symptoms that have continued for 3 weeks. She reports that she is experiencing fatigue, lack of appetite, and generalized joint pain. Chaney is a paramedic who works for an air ambulance/rescue service based at a community hospital.

Answer 1

Answer:

It is likely that Chaney Jenkins has Hepatitis C.

Explanation:

Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by a virus and transmitted by contaminated blood, which mainly attacks the liver and has symptoms that resemble the flu.

All healthcare workers are to be vaccinated against hepatitis, but for the vaccines to be effective they need to be administered at the proper intervals (0, 1, and 5-6 months).