Hepatitis A is inflammation (irritation and swelling) of the liver from the hepatitis A virus. Causes
The hepatitis A virus is found mostly in the stools and blood of an infected person about 15 - 45 days before symptoms occur and during the first week of illness.
You can catch hepatitis A if:
You eat or drink food or water that has been contaminated by stools (feces) containing the hepatitis A virus (fruits, vegetables, shellfish, ice, and water are common sources of the hepatitis A virus)
You come in contact with the stool or blood of a person who currently has the disease
A person with hepatitis A does not wash his or her hands properly after going to the bathroom and touches other objects or food
You participate in sexual practices that involve oral-anal contact
About 3,600 cases of hepatitis A are reported each year. Because not everyone has symptoms with hepatitis A infection, many more people are infected than are diagnosed or reported.
Risk factors include:
International travel, especially to Asia or South or Central America
IV drug use
Living in a nursing home or rehabilitation center
Working in a health care, food, or sewage industry
Other common hepatitis virus infections include hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Hepatitis A is the least serious and mildest of these diseases. The other hepatitis infections may become chronic illnesses, but hepatitis A does not become chronic.
Symptoms
Symptoms will usually show up 2 - 6 weeks after being exposed to the hepatitis A virus. They are usually mild, but may last for up to several months, especially in adults.
Symptoms include:
Dark urine
Fatigue
Itching
Loss of appetite
Low-grade fever
Nausea and vomiting
Pale or clay-colored stools
Yellow skin (jaundice)
Exams and Tests
The doctor will perform a physical examination and may discover that you have an enlarged and tender liver.
Blood tests may show:
Raised IgM and IgG antibodies to hepatitis A (IgM is usually positive before IgG)
Elevated liver enzymes (liver function tests), especially transaminase enzyme levels
Treatment
There is no specific treatment for hepatitis A. Rest is recommended when the symptoms are most severe. People with acute hepatitis should avoid alcohol and any substances that are toxic to the liver, including acetaminophen (Tylenol).
Fatty foods may cause vomiting, because substances from the liver are needed to digest fats. Fatty foods are best avoided during the acute phase.
Outlook (Prognosis)
The virus does not remain in the body after the infection has gone away.
Over 85% of people with hepatitis A recover within 3 months. Nearly all patients get better within 6 months.
There is a low risk of death, usually among the elderly and persons with chronic liver disease.
Possible Complications
There are usually no complications. One in a thousand cases becomes fulminant hepatitis, which can be life threatening.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you have symptoms of hepatitis.
Prevention
The following tips can help reduce your risk of spreading or catching the virus:
Always wash your hands thoroughly after using the restroom and when you come in contact with an infected person's blood, stools, or other bodily fluid.
Avoid unclean food and water.
The virus may spread more rapidly through day care centers and other places where people are in close contact. Thorough hand washing before and after each diaper change, before serving food, and after using the restroom may help prevent such outbreaks.
If you have recently been exposed to hepatitis A and have not had hepatitis A before or have not received the hepatitis A vaccine series, ask your doctor or nurse about receiving either immune globulin or the hepatitis A vaccine. Common reasons why you may need to receive one or both of these include:
You live with someone who has hepatitis A
You recently had sexual contact with someone who has hepatitis A
You recently shared illegal drugs, either injected or noninjected, with someone who has hepatitis A
You have had close personal contact over a period of time with someone who has hepatitis A
You have eaten in a restaurant where food or food handlers were found to be infected or contaminated with hepatitis A
Vaccines that protect against hepatitis A infection are available. The vaccine begins to protect 4 weeks after receiving the first dose. The 6- to 12-month booster is required for long-term protection. See: Hepatitis A vaccine
Travelers should take the following precautions:
Avoid dairy products.
Avoid raw or undercooked meat and fish.
Beware of sliced fruit that may have been washed in contaminated water. Travelers should peel all fresh fruits and vegetables themselves.
Do not buy food from street vendors.
Get vaccinated against hepatitis A (and possibly hepatitis B) if traveling to countries where outbreaks of the disease occur.
Use only carbonated bottled water for brushing teeth and drinking. (Remember that ice cubes can carry infection.)
If no water is available, boiling water is the best method for eliminating hepatitis A. Bringing the water to a full boil for at least 1 minute generally makes it safe to drink.
Heated food should be hot to the touch and eaten right away. What about Hepatitis B Brother ?
Hepatitis B is irritation and swelling (inflammation) of the liver due to infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). At naku po this is more serious form of viral hepatitis , hepatitis B can spreads maily through blood and body fluid kasama na ang kahiligan natin sa kasalanang ng Mundo (sexual contact) ay aray , ganon pala ito , and contaminated needles used with intravenous drugs. It can spread by contaminated needles used for tattooing acupuncture or ear piercing hoy ganoon ba , in years past transfusions of contaminated blood frequently transmitted the hepatitis b virus oy walang gamot dito volvo ka , di ka maniwala sa akin patay ka pare, mare, di ka makakaalis ng bansa at damo kang mahahawa... but since 1972 screening of donated blood has almost wiped out the danger of having the deadly virus from transfusion or using the received blood or product blood.
Symptoms
After you first become infected with the hepatitis B virus:
You may have no symptoms
You may feel sick for a period of days or weeks
You may become very ill very quickly (called fulminant hepatitis)
Symptoms of hepatitis B may not appear for up to 6 months after the time of infection. Early symptoms include:
Appetite loss
Fatigue
Low fever
Muscle and joint aches
Nausea and vomiting
Yellow skin and dark urine
Symptoms will go away in a few weeks to months if your body is able to fight off the infection. Some people never get rid of the hepatitis B virus. This is called chronic hepatitis B.
People with chronic hepatitis may not have symptoms and not know they are infected. Over tiem, they may develop symptoms of liver damage and cirrhosis of the liver.
You can spread the hepatitis B virus to other people even if you have no symptoms.
Exams and Tests
A series of blood tests called the hepatitis viral panel is done to help diagnose the condition.
The following tests are done to look for liver damage if you have chronic hepatitis B:
Albumin level
Liver function tests
Prothrombin time
You will also have a test to measure the level of HPV in your blood (viral load). This lets your doctors know how your treatment is working and sometimes people fails their application pass on employment health check up why ? many says there is no specific treatment for hepatitis aside from relaxing and eating well pero daming di nakakaalis ng bansa... am concern kasi to see is to believed ay volvo ang mga tao... hoy gumising ka..po nandito kami sa Lingkod bayan Media Tested na po kasi lahat ng documentation ng Yuj guang therapydo e lahat natatae puro agumod na lang ang mga phylosopo na tao... gawa po.... wag ngawa ng ngawa dakdak di ako ang nagsabi niyan copy cut lang tayo... amen
About Hepatitis c ?
For the most part, hepatitis C is not detected in the acute phase since the symptoms are silent or mild (unlike hepatitis A in which the acute phase can be quite dramatic) and liver failure is rare. There are rare occasions when people have a mild flu-like syndrome, or other symptoms, that prompt testing but usually hepatitis C infection is only picked up by screening people believed to be at risk.
Hepatitis C begins relatively suddenly (acutely) after an average incubation period of 7 weeks. This period, which is the time between exposure to HCV and developing signs and symptoms, could be as short as about 2 weeks, but as long as 23 weeks. Once your body is exposed to HCV, the virus travels in your blood to the liver. As a hepatotrophic virus (viruses such as hepatitis A, B, and E that have a strong affinity for infecting the liver), HCV feels right at home in the liver cell, called a hepatocyte. When enough hepatocytes are infected, your immune system will respond by sending to the liver specialized virus-fighting cells, called lymphocytes. This immune response causes liver inflammation, also known as hepatitis.
Inflammation is a double-edged sword. On one hand it is necessary because it means that your immune system is doing its job and is trying to rid the hepatocytes of the virus. However, on the other hand, too much inflammation for too long creates damage. If the immune system can't get rid of the virus in about six months, by definition you've developed chronic hepatitis ano kaya kung pitikin mo lang ito sige challenge natin ang matagal ng katotohang ito , ako poy matagal ng na survey ng media at alagad ng batas labas lahat ng magkahiyanan po wag mo lgna kukuning ang amiong kiling technique mapapalaban ka lumalki ka na sa kalabaw itatapon kita..... sa dios ang maglingkod yah ang aming Yuj Guang TherapyDo Dojo mental martial art ... Well good quetion amigo ano raw ang pwde na gawin para maging preventive ang sakit na ito... siga kang magtanong salamat sa iyo, txter and callers,
Hepatitis A is inflammation (irritation and swelling) of the liver from the hepatitis A virus. Causes
The hepatitis A virus is found mostly in the stools and blood of an infected person about 15 - 45 days before symptoms occur and during the first week of illness.
You can catch hepatitis A if:
You eat or drink food or water that has been contaminated by stools (feces) containing the hepatitis A virus (fruits, vegetables, shellfish, ice, and water are common sources of the hepatitis A virus)
You come in contact with the stool or blood of a person who currently has the disease
A person with hepatitis A does not wash his or her hands properly after going to the bathroom and touches other objects or food
You participate in sexual practices that involve oral-anal contact
About 3,600 cases of hepatitis A are reported each year. Because not everyone has symptoms with hepatitis A infection, many more people are infected than are diagnosed or reported.
Risk factors include:
International travel, especially to Asia or South or Central America
IV drug use
Living in a nursing home or rehabilitation center
Working in a health care, food, or sewage industry
Other common hepatitis virus infections include hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Hepatitis A is the least serious and mildest of these diseases. The other hepatitis infections may become chronic illnesses, but hepatitis A does not become chronic.
Symptoms
Symptoms will usually show up 2 - 6 weeks after being exposed to the hepatitis A virus. They are usually mild, but may last for up to several months, especially in adults.
Symptoms include:
Dark urine
Fatigue
Itching
Loss of appetite
Low-grade fever
Nausea and vomiting
Pale or clay-colored stools
Yellow skin (jaundice)
Exams and Tests
The doctor will perform a physical examination and may discover that you have an enlarged and tender liver.
Blood tests may show:
Raised IgM and IgG antibodies to hepatitis A (IgM is usually positive before IgG)
Elevated liver enzymes (liver function tests), especially transaminase enzyme levels
Treatment
There is no specific treatment for hepatitis A. Rest is recommended when the symptoms are most severe. People with acute hepatitis should avoid alcohol and any substances that are toxic to the liver, including acetaminophen (Tylenol).
Fatty foods may cause vomiting, because substances from the liver are needed to digest fats. Fatty foods are best avoided during the acute phase.
Outlook (Prognosis)
The virus does not remain in the body after the infection has gone away.
Over 85% of people with hepatitis A recover within 3 months. Nearly all patients get better within 6 months.
There is a low risk of death, usually among the elderly and persons with chronic liver disease.
Possible Complications
There are usually no complications. One in a thousand cases becomes fulminant hepatitis, which can be life threatening.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you have symptoms of hepatitis.
Prevention
The following tips can help reduce your risk of spreading or catching the virus:
Always wash your hands thoroughly after using the restroom and when you come in contact with an infected person's blood, stools, or other bodily fluid.
Avoid unclean food and water.
The virus may spread more rapidly through day care centers and other places where people are in close contact. Thorough hand washing before and after each diaper change, before serving food, and after using the restroom may help prevent such outbreaks.
If you have recently been exposed to hepatitis A and have not had hepatitis A before or have not received the hepatitis A vaccine series, ask your doctor or nurse about receiving either immune globulin or the hepatitis A vaccine. Common reasons why you may need to receive one or both of these include:
You live with someone who has hepatitis A
You recently had sexual contact with someone who has hepatitis A
You recently shared illegal drugs, either injected or noninjected, with someone who has hepatitis A
You have had close personal contact over a period of time with someone who has hepatitis A
You have eaten in a restaurant where food or food handlers were found to be infected or contaminated with hepatitis A
Vaccines that protect against hepatitis A infection are available. The vaccine begins to protect 4 weeks after receiving the first dose. The 6- to 12-month booster is required for long-term protection. See: Hepatitis A vaccine
Travelers should take the following precautions:
Avoid dairy products.
Avoid raw or undercooked meat and fish.
Beware of sliced fruit that may have been washed in contaminated water. Travelers should peel all fresh fruits and vegetables themselves.
Do not buy food from street vendors.
Get vaccinated against hepatitis A (and possibly hepatitis B) if traveling to countries where outbreaks of the disease occur.
Use only carbonated bottled water for brushing teeth and drinking. (Remember that ice cubes can carry infection.)
If no water is available, boiling water is the best method for eliminating hepatitis A. Bringing the water to a full boil for at least 1 minute generally makes it safe to drink.
Heated food should be hot to the touch and eaten right away. What about Hepatitis B Brother ?
Hepatitis B is irritation and swelling (inflammation) of the liver due to infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). At naku po this is more serious form of viral hepatitis , hepatitis B can spreads maily through blood and body fluid kasama na ang kahiligan natin sa kasalanang ng Mundo (sexual contact) ay aray , ganon pala ito , and contaminated needles used with intravenous drugs. It can spread by contaminated needles used for tattooing acupuncture or ear piercing hoy ganoon ba , in years past transfusions of contaminated blood frequently transmitted the hepatitis b virus oy walang gamot dito volvo ka , di ka maniwala sa akin patay ka pare, mare, di ka makakaalis ng bansa at damo kang mahahawa... but since 1972 screening of donated blood has almost wiped out the danger of having the deadly virus from transfusion or using the received blood or product blood.
Symptoms
After you first become infected with the hepatitis B virus:
You may have no symptoms
You may feel sick for a period of days or weeks
You may become very ill very quickly (called fulminant hepatitis)
Symptoms of hepatitis B may not appear for up to 6 months after the time of infection. Early symptoms include:
Appetite loss
Fatigue
Low fever
Muscle and joint aches
Nausea and vomiting
Yellow skin and dark urine
Symptoms will go away in a few weeks to months if your body is able to fight off the infection. Some people never get rid of the hepatitis B virus. This is called chronic hepatitis B.
People with chronic hepatitis may not have symptoms and not know they are infected. Over tiem, they may develop symptoms of liver damage and cirrhosis of the liver.
You can spread the hepatitis B virus to other people even if you have no symptoms.
Exams and Tests
A series of blood tests called the hepatitis viral panel is done to help diagnose the condition.
The following tests are done to look for liver damage if you have chronic hepatitis B:
Albumin level
Liver function tests
Prothrombin time
You will also have a test to measure the level of HPV in your blood (viral load). This lets your doctors know how your treatment is working and sometimes people fails their application pass on employment health check up why ? many says there is no specific treatment for hepatitis aside from relaxing and eating well pero daming di nakakaalis ng bansa... am concern kasi to see is to believed ay volvo ang mga tao... hoy gumising ka..po nandito kami sa Lingkod bayan Media Tested na po kasi lahat ng documentation ng Yuj guang therapydo e lahat natatae puro agumod na lang ang mga phylosopo na tao... gawa po.... wag ngawa ng ngawa dakdak di ako ang nagsabi niyan copy cut lang tayo... amen
About Hepatitis c ?
For the most part, hepatitis C is not detected in the acute phase since the symptoms are silent or mild (unlike hepatitis A in which the acute phase can be quite dramatic) and liver failure is rare. There are rare occasions when people have a mild flu-like syndrome, or other symptoms, that prompt testing but usually hepatitis C infection is only picked up by screening people believed to be at risk.
Hepatitis C begins relatively suddenly (acutely) after an average incubation period of 7 weeks. This period, which is the time between exposure to HCV and developing signs and symptoms, could be as short as about 2 weeks, but as long as 23 weeks. Once your body is exposed to HCV, the virus travels in your blood to the liver. As a hepatotrophic virus (viruses such as hepatitis A, B, and E that have a strong affinity for infecting the liver), HCV feels right at home in the liver cell, called a hepatocyte. When enough hepatocytes are infected, your immune system will respond by sending to the liver specialized virus-fighting cells, called lymphocytes. This immune response causes liver inflammation, also known as hepatitis.
wash hands thoroughly with soap and running water after using the bathroom or changing diapers and before preparing or eating . This is most importat measures in preventing hepatitis a ba.
teach children to wash their hands
change diaper on surface that can be cleaned and disinfected after each use , .A good disinfectant is one tablespoon liquid household bleach to one quart of water.
cook shellfish thoroughly before eating ,especially if you already have chronic liver disease
drink water from approval source only ang lupit mo e kung walang pera san kami kukuha ng maiinom patay si Juan dela Cruz .
Let your doctor or health professional worker provide a sanitation water station on the community kaya kaya nila ito, ,if someone is affected by hepatitis in your family advise on administering immunoglobulin.moey involved.
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