SERE UPDATE NO 21 HEPATITIS

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Subject: SERE UPDATE NO 21 HEPATITIS                                     

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Folder Title: MISC. UNIT OPSUMS SITREPS DEC 90 CNA 0959                                                       

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     LEVEL, CLEAN ALL CUTS AND WOUNOSO EVEN MINOR ONESO WITH CLEAN %ATERI
     USE AN ANTISEPTIC IF IT IS AVAILABLE, IN PRISON CAMPSO SENIOR
     RANKING OFFICERS -MUST ACTIVELY PROMOTE PERSONAL HYGIENEO CAMP
     SANITATION AND MORALE; THEY SHOULD ALSO TRY TO CONVINCE THEIR CAPTORS
     TO MAINTAIN GOOD PDA HEALTH AND CAMP HYGIENE TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF
     CONTAGIOUS DISEASES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CAMP,
     (8) (u) INJECTIONST GAMMA GLOBULIN INJECTION$ WILL PROVIDE LINITED
     IMMUNITY FROM THE MOST COMM-ON STRAIN OF HEPATITIS (HEPATITIS As VIRAL
     OR INFECTIOUS HEPATITISO T.HE WATER AND FOOD-BORNE STRAIN) FOR A
     MAXIMUM OF SIX MONTHS9 A VACCINE IS AVAILABLE FOR THE PREVENTION OF
     ANOTHER STRAIN (HEPATITIS St SERUM HEPATITIS)* HIGH RISK POTENTIAL
     EVADERS SHOULD KEEP THEIR GAMMA GLOBULIN SHOTS CURRENTO
     (C) (U) TREAT.'4ENTt AFTER SOMEONE DEVELOP$ SYMPTOMSO THEY SHOULD BE
     ISOLATED AND THEIR INFECTED HASTES DISPOSED OF IN A SANITARY FASHION,
     STRESS FOODS 41TH VITAMIN B (FROM DANDELIONS AND/OR EDIBLE GREEN
     LEAFY VEGETATION) AND SUGARO IF POSSIBLE* IF NECESSARYO FORCE FEED
     VICTIMS AHO DO NOT WANT TO EAT* CONTINUE TO FORCE FEED FOR SIX
     AEEKS, VICTIMS WILL REQUIRE SEVERAL AEEKS OF BED REST AFTER SYMPTOMS
     DISAPPEARI
     89 (U) HEPATITIS IS A SERIOUS AND DEBILITATING DISEASE# HOWEVERO
     BY EXERCISING CARE AND ADMINISTERING PROPER TREATMENTO EVEN UNDER
     PRIMITIVE FIELD CONDITIONS, EVADERS AND PO$NS IN IRAQ CAN SUCCESSFULLY
     AVOID THE DISEASE ANDO IF INFECTED, OVERCOME IT,
     40 (U) ADDRESSEES t%HO VVISH TO COMMENT ON INFORMATION IN THESE SERE
     MESSAGES OR NEED INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC TOPICS NOT COVERED IN THESE

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Subject = SERE UPDATE NO 21 HEPATITIS
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Declassified = 04-NOV-1996