Destruction of the day or liver function may be caused by a person consumes alcohol to excess or ingested toxins that burden the work function of the liver and cause liver becomes damaged. However, in most cases, hepatitis caused by hepatitis virus that is transmitted.
There are 5 types of viral hepatitis are named in alphabetical order. The fifth virus is hepatitis A (VHA), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis D virus (VHD) and viral hepatitis E (VHE). Viruses are constantly evolving and there are even expected to at least three more viruses that can cause hepatitis.
Viruses that infect humans are the most widely HBV, causes of hepatitis B. It is estimated that 1 in 3 people on earth ever become infected. About 350 million live with the virus settles in the body and potentially infect others. Approximately 78% of people with hepatitis befall the people of Asia and the islands in the Pacific region. The virus caused the death of at least 600,000 people per year.
Symptoms of Hepatitis
Some common symptoms of hepatitis is soreness or pain in the right abdomen, weakness, nausea, fever and diarrhea. In some cases also found to be flu-like symptoms and jaundice which marked the skin and eyes look yellow. However, symptoms of hepatitis are not always visible, especially in most cases that afflicts children.
The virus can move from one patient to healthy people. If a person's immune system is weakened, the virus will infect a healthy person's body. Although actually, the virus can be cleaned by human antibodies themselves if their immune system better.
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A virus commonly found in feces of patients. Viruses can live on water or ice cubes. The way the spread of this virus is due to drinking contaminated water VHA. It could also be due to eating foods that are not cooked properly so that the virus remains alive in the food or because the person preparing the food are not used to wash hands properly first, but may be at hand there is a virus of hepatitis A. Not washing hands after using the toilet also causes the virus exist in human feces is finally moving.
Hepatitis B
Transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) usually through blood or body fluids such as saliva, vaginal fluids, or semen entering the blood stream of healthy people. This is because hepatitis B present in the blood and body fluids. Blood transfusion, blood on the razor, dental care, nail scissors, syringes or needles used to make tattoos can move a small amount of blood infected with hepatitis virus. Even dried blood stains can infect others during the first weeks of the stick on an object. Another way the spread of this virus is carried away from the very womb of a mother who is infected and because of sex.
Hepatitis C
Pengindap hepatitis C is usually transmitted in a manner that is almost the same as the transmission of hepatitis B, but in most people is because of a syringe.
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Initial treatment should be immediately done so that patients can be cured, because the slower handled, the virus will further damage the liver and even cancer. But, sometimes because they do not show obvious symptoms, most people do not realize that the body was silent viral hepatitis and liver already has become badly damaged.
Vaccinations can be given to someone to get antibodies from viral hepatitis A (VHA) and hepatitis B virus (HBV). However, for hepatitis C there is no vaccination to prevent it. While a person has not indicated this virus but the vaccine can prevent liver damage due to viral hepatitis symptoms may not begin until many years later. Particular vaccine should be given to children because their immune systems are weaker to clear hepatitis virus than adults.
If the condition of the liver was severely damaged, the choice is to perform liver transplants. However, it will be difficult because the donor heart that there are fewer than a waiting list of patients who need liver.
Hepatitis patients should eat a nutritious diet and adequate rest so that the body is able to survive the virus and prevent the virus the more that will menggeroti health sufferers.
Nutrition and good rest must also be met for all, because it could have without our knowledge, the virus infects and attacks the liver or liver. But, with a strong immune, the body will be able to handle this dangerous virus hepatitis.
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