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.
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.
Hepatitis B and Adoption from Asia - An APV
FAQ
http://www.comeunity.com/adoption/health/hepatitis/hepfaq.html
Overview of information on 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).
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."
The Immigrant, Refugee, or Internationally Adopted
http://www.pedid.uthscsa.edu/102.htm
References with a few links for chapter 102 by Dr. Jenista. From Pediatric
Infectious Diseases Principles and Practice. Edited by Hal B. Jenson,
MD, and Robert S. Baltimore, MD ISBN 0-8385-2474-5
|
