Hepatitis: Cause, symptoms, Management- Digitaldairies360

What is Hepatitis ?

Hepatitis  is inflammation (irritation and swelling) of the liver from the Hepatitis virus.

TYPES:

1) Hepatitis A

2) Hepatitis B

3) Hepatitis C

4) Hepatitis D

5) Hepatitis E

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis  is inflammation (irritation and swelling) of the liver from the hepatitis A  virus.

CAUSES:

 The virus is present about 15 to 45 days after symptoms.

•Uncooked fruits and vegetables, shellfish, ice, and water are common sources of the disease

•Drink food or water that has been contaminated by stools (feces) containing the hepatitis A virus.

•contact with the stool or blood of a person who currently has the disease.

•A person with hepatitis A passes the virus to an object or food due to poor hand-washing after using the toilet.

•You take part in sexual practices that involve oral-anal contact.

• IV drug use
• Living in a nursing home center
• Working in a health care.

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B is irritation and swelling (inflammation) of the liver due to infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV).

Other types of viral hepatitis include hepatitis A, hepatitis C, and hepatitis D.

Causes:

Hepatitis B infection is caused by the HBV. contact with the blood or body fluids (semen, vaginal fluids, and saliva) of a person who has the virus.

• Needles or sharps injury(after)
• Unprotected sex with an infected partner.
• If any blood or other body fluid touches your skin, eyes or mouth, or open sores or cuts.
• Have contact with blood at work (such as health care workers)
• Have been on long-term kidney dialysis
• Tattoo with unclean needles
• Share needles during drug use
• Share personal items (toothbrush, razor,nail clippers) with a person who has the Hepatitis virus.
• Hepatitis-B infected mother who children born.
• Used for blood transfusions is screened, so the chance of getting the virus in this way is very small.

Hepatitis C 

Is a viral disease that leads to swelling (inflammation) of the liver.

Other types of viral hepatitis include:

• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis D
• Hepatitis E

CAUSE:

Hepatitis C infection is caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV)

• Blood from someone who has hepatitis C contacts a cut on your skin or contacts your eyes or mouth

• Inject drugs or share a needle with someone who has hepatitis C
• Very Long-term kidney dialysis
• Contact with blood at work (such as a health care worker)
• Unprotected sexual contact with a person who has hepatitis C
• Mother who had hepatitis C after baby born.
• Tattoo with needles that were not disinfected properly after being used on another person who suffer Hepatitis.
• Organ transplant from a donor who has hepatitis C.

Hepatitis D

Hepatitis D is a viral infection caused by the hepatitis D virus (previously called the Delta agent). It causes symptoms only in people who also have hepatitis B.

CAUSE:

Hepatitis D virus (HDV) is found only in people who carry the hepatitis B virus. HDV may make liver disease worse in people who have either recent (acute) or long-term (chronic) hepatitis B. It can even cause symptoms in people who carry hepatitis B virus but who never had symptoms.

Hepatitis D infects about 15 million people worldwide. It occurs in a small number of people who carry hepatitis B.

Risk factors:

• Intravenous (IV) or injection drugs abusing.
• Infected while pregnant (the mother can pass the virus to the baby)
• Hepatitis B virus carrying.
• Sexual intercourse with other men who suffers from Hepatitis.