Hepatitis By John. What is Hepatitis? Hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis is also...

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Hepatitis By John

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Page 1: Hepatitis By John. What is Hepatitis? Hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis is also a group of infections that damages the liver. There.

Hepatitis

By John

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What is Hepatitis?

• Hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver.

• Hepatitis is also a group of infections that damages the liver.

• There are 3 types of hepatitis:– Hepatitis A– Hepatitis B– Hepatitis C

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Main Causes of Hepatitis

• Viruses, bacteria, or parasites infections.

• Liver damage caused by alcoholic substances or poisonous substances.

• Overdosing medications.

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Other Causes of Hepatitis

• Systemic lupus erythematosus.

• Rheumatoid arthritis.

• Sjögren syndrome.

• Scleroderma.

• Inflammatory bowel disease.

• Glomerulonephritis.

• Hemolytic anemia.

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Risk Factors

• Drug use.• Eating foods that are contaminated.• Traveling to areas where hepatitis is common.• Abusing alcohol.• Receive a organ transplant.• Receiving blood before 1990.• Getting a tattoo.• Having AIDS or HIV.

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Symptoms

• Fever.• Weight loss.• Nausea. • Excessive vomiting.• Losing your appetite. • Yellowing of skin and eyes.• Severe itching.• Being tired.

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Tests

• Liver function tests.

• Liver biopsy test.

• Hepatitis virus serologies.

• Abdominal ultrasound tests.

• Autoimmune blood markers.

• Paracentesis tests.

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Prevention

• Vaccines for type A and type B.• Immunoglobulin shots.• Don’t share razors, needles, or toothbrushes.• Don’t eat uncooked or partially cooked foods when

traveling to a endemic area.• Don’t use recreational IV drugs. • Avoid using eating utensils with someone that has

hepatitis A.• Wash hands before and after handling food.

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Interesting Facts

• About 1.2 million people in the US have chronic hepatitis B.

• About 3.2 million people in the US have chronic hepatitis C.

• About 85000 people are infected with hepatitis each year.