Adoption
Medical Articles on the Internet by Dr. Jerri Jenista
Infectious Disease and the Internationally Adopted
Child
http://www.comeunity.com/adoption/health/infectious-disease.html
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases 1993, 6:576-584
Dr. Jenista discusses summerizes infectious disease risks for international
adoption.
Hepatitis B and Adoption from Asia FAQ. A Martin,
Reviewed by Dr. Jeri Jenista
http://www.comeunity.com/adoption/health/hepatitis/hepfaq.html
Indepth overview of hepatitis B for parents adopting from Asia.
Vaccinations of Asian Adoptees for Hepatitis
B, By Jerri Ann Jenista, MD
http://www.comeunity.com/adoption/health/hepatitis/vaccination.html
Vaccination guidance (An addendum to the FAQ).
Is There Life after Hepatitis B?
http://catalog.com/fwcfc/livingwithhepb.html
"Chronic hepatitis B is not a death sentence." Dr. Jerry Jenista
describes that "with careful follow-up, most chidlren with chronic
hepatitis B can look forward to a full and normal life."
Hepatitis B: No Guarantee. By Jerri Ann Jenista,
MD, Dana E. Johnson, MD, Laurie C. Miller, MD, Dennis L. Murray, MD
http://fwcc.org/hepatitisb.html
Four doctors who are knowledgable in the field of adoption provide
a warning about the accuracy and dangers of pre-adoption testing for Hepatitis
B.
The Visa Medical Examination: The Facts
http://catalog.com/fwcfc/visamedical.html
"The visa exam has only two purposes: to protect the public health
of the citizens of the US and to exclude mentally or morally defective
persons from the US who might become public charges."
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