Virus hepatitis was also there are several types, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, C, D, E, F and G. Manifestation of disease caused by viral hepatitis can be acute (hepatitis A) can also chronic hepatitis (hepatitis B, C) and those that later become cancer liver (hepatitis B and C).
- Hepatitis A
The symptoms disappeared completely after 6-12 weeks. People who were infected with hepatitis A if recovered will be immune to the disease. In contrast to hepatitis B and C, hepatitis A infection does not progress to chronic hepatitis.
The incubation period of 30 days. Transmission through contaminated food or water stool of patients, such as eating fruits, vegetables are not cooked or eating undercooked shellfish. Drink with ice cubes that the process is contaminated.
There is now a hepatitis A vaccine, providing immunity for 4 weeks after the first injection, the length required for immunity vaccine injections several times. Narcotic addicts and anal sex, including homosexual is a high risk of contracting hepatitis A.
- Hepatitis B
Treatment with interferon alfa-2b and lamivudine, as well as immunoglobulins containing antibodies against hepatitis-B are given 14 days after exposure.
Hepatitis B vaccine is safe and effective has been available since a few years ago. Which is the risk of contracting hepatitis B is a drug addict, people who have multiple sexual partners.
- Hepatitis C
Worldwide is estimated there are about 130-170 million people affected by hepatitis C, and about 70-80 percent become chronically infected. When the infection has started experiencing the effects of chronic persistent inflammation caused by immune reactions against the virus.
Known to about 75 percent of people infected with hepatitis C have no symptoms when first diagnosed, and the remaining 25 percent complained of fatigue, loss of appetite, muscle aches or fever. While the condition of the skin and yellowing of the eyes that rarely occur in the early stages of infection.
Usually the initial diagnosis of hepatitis C is found through blood tests that showed an increase in liver enzyme levels, signs of liver damage which became the first hint the possibility of infection.
- Hepatitis D
- Hepatitis E
- Hepatitis F
- Hepatitis G
Symptoms similar to hepatitis C, often in conjunction with hepatitis B and / or C. No cause of fulminant hepatitis or chronic hepatitis.
Transmission through blood transfusion needle.
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