Update For Clinics Spreading Disease:

The Nevada clinics will be held responsible to those they have put in harm's way. If you were treated at the clinics, I previously mentioned in my other articles, please get checked. Especially if it was between March 2004 and January 11, 2008.

The contamination was mainly due to syringes being contaminated by a patients blood borne disease. These would have then been injected into the vials that they were obviously re-using. Which were suppose to be single patient use only vials. Then the medication would be withdrawn once more from that vial and used on a new patient. Thus putting that patient at risk of a variety of diseases:HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C. Symptoms of any of these diseases may not show up for years. Therefore, even if it was in 2004 that you used the clinic's services it is very important that you still get checked.

Symptoms for HIV are:
Flu like symptoms for the first 3-6 wks;
Between 2-10 yrs later you will develop any of the following number of symptoms;
Lack of energy
Weight loss
Frequent fevers and sweats
A thick, whitish coating of the tongue or mouth (thrush) that is caused by a yeast infection and sometimes accompanied by a sore throat
Severe or recurring vaginal yeast infections
Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease or severe and frequent infections like herpes zoster
Periods of extreme and unexplained fatigue that may be combined with headaches, lightheadedness, and/or dizziness
Rapid loss of more than 10 pounds of weight that is not due to increased physical exercise or dieting
Bruising more easily than normal
Long-lasting bouts of diarrhoea
Swelling or hardening of glands located in the throat, armpit, or groin
Periods of continued, deep, dry coughing
Increasing shortness of breath
The appearance of discoloured or purplish growths on the skin or inside the mouth
Unexplained bleeding from growths on the skin, from mucous membranes, or from any opening in the body
Recurring or unusual skin rashes
Severe numbness or pain in the hands or feet, the loss of muscle control and reflex, paralysis or loss of muscular strength
An altered state of consciousness, personality change, or mental deterioration
Children may grow slowly or fall sick frequently. HIV positive persons are also found to be more vulnerable to some cancers.

Symptoms for Hepatitis B:
One half of people infected will symptom free;
Others will have flu-like symptoms within 1-6 months with any of the following symptoms;
Appetite loss
Feeling tired (fatigue)
Nausea and vomiting
Itching all over the body
Pain over the liver (on the right side of the abdomen, under the lower rib cage)
Jaundice - A condition in which the skin and the whites of the eyes turn yellow in color
Urine becomes dark in color (like cola or tea).
Stools are pale in color (grayish or clay colored).

Many types of acute viral hepatitis have similar symptoms (hepatitis A, hepatitis C).

Fulminant hepatitis is an unusual illness. It is a severe form of acute hepatitis that can be life threatening if not treated right away. The symptoms develop very suddenly.
Mental disturbances such as confusion, lethargy, extreme sleepiness or hallucinations (hepatic encephalopathy)
Sudden collapse with fatigue
Jaundice
Swelling of the abdomen
Prolonged nausea and vomiting can cause dehydration. If you have been vomiting repeatedly, you may notice these symptoms:
Feeling tired or weak
Feeling confused or having difficulty concentrating
Headache
Not urinating
Irritability

Symptoms of liver failure may include the following:
Fluid retention causing swelling of the belly (ascites) and sometimes the legs
Weight gain due to ascites
Persistent jaundice
Loss of appetite, weight loss, wasting
Vomiting with blood in the vomit
Bleeding from the nose, mouth, or rectum or blood in the stool
Hepatic encephalopathy (excessive sleepiness, mental confusion, and in advanced stages, development of coma)

Call your health care provider if you have any of the following:
Nausea and vomiting that does not go away in 1-2 days
Yellow skin or eyes
Dark-colored urine (like tea or cola)
Pain in the abdomen
Either of these situations also warrants a call to your health care provider:
You think that you might have been exposed to someone with hepatitis or that you might be at risk for any reason.
You have other medical problems and think that you might have hepatitis.

Hepatitis C symptoms:
Basically the first signs are like the others in early stages flu-like;
Slight fatigue
Nausea or poor appetite
Muscle and joint pains
Tenderness in the area of your liver
In the event you develop chronic hepatitis C then you possibly may have some of the following symptoms earlier or develop them later on or not at all;
Fatigue
Lack of appetite
Nausea and vomiting
Persistent or recurring yellowing of your skin and eyes (jaundice)
Low-grade fever

Hepatitis C can still be communicable even if you aren't having symptoms yourself. It can also damage your liver without you being symptomatic too. This is why it is very important to tested at the earliest convenience if you are someone that could have been exposed at any of those clinics. Especially since this alert has been issued.

These clinics will have there day in court. There are already many lawyer firms offering free consultations for those that were treated at the Nevada Clinics during the time in question. All you need to do is an internet search for Hepatitis Malpractice Lawyer, Endoscopy Center Patient, Nevada Endoscopy Lawyer, or even just Nevada Hepatitis C Clinic. It will bring you a list of lawyers ready to assist you in your case. I hope all of you who were exposed get checked and are okay. I also hope you get the justice you deserve for all the pain and suffering that the Clinics are putting you and your families through. My best wishes to you.



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