introduction

Hepatitis is a viral infection of the liver affecting approximately 500 million people worldwide. If left untreated and unmanaged, hepatitis B or C can lead to advanced liver scarring (cirrhosis) and other complications, including liver cancer or liver failure.

While many people worry more about contracting AIDS than hepatitis, the reality is that every year 1.5 million people worldwide die from either hepatitis B or C faster than they would from HIV/AIDS.

Types

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis A is an acute infectious disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus. Many cases have few or no symptoms, especially in the young. The time between infection and symptoms, in those who develop them, is between two and six weeks.
When symptoms occur, they typically last eight weeks and may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, jaundice(yellowish colouration of the eyes), fever and abdominal pain.

It is usually spread by eating or drinking food or water contaminated with infected faeces. Shellfish which have not been sufficiently cooked are a relatively common source. It may also be spread through close contact with an infectious person. While children often do not have symptoms when infected, they are still able to infect others.

Hepatitis B and D

Many people have no symptoms during the initial infection. Some develop a rapid onset of sickness with vomiting, yellow skin, feeling tired, dark urine and abdominal pain. Often these symptoms last a few weeks and rarely does the initial infection result in death.

It may take 30 to 180 days for symptoms to begin. In those who get infected around the time of birth 90% develop chronic hepatitis B.
Most of those with chronic disease have no symptoms; however, cirrhosis and liver cancer may eventually develop.

The virus is transmitted by exposure to infectious blood or body fluids (especially through sex). Infection around the time of birth or from contact with other people's blood during childhood is the most frequent method by which hepatitis B is acquired in areas where the disease is common. Other risk factors include working in healthcare, blood transfusions, dialysis, living with an infected person, travel in countries where the infection rate is high. Tattooing and acupuncture led to a significant number of cases in the 1980s; The hepatitis B viruses cannot be spread by holding hands, sharing eating utensils, kissing, hugging, coughing, sneezing, or breastfeeding. The infection can be diagnosed 30 to 60 days after exposure.

Hepatitis D is a subviral satellite mainly propagated in the presence of hepatitis B. when found with hepatitis B, its outcome maybe worse.its more of transmission is similar to hepatitis B

Hepatitis C

The infection is often without symptoms but chronic infection can lead to scarring of the liver and ultimately to cirrhosis, which is generally apparent after many years. In some cases, those with cirrhosis will go on to develop liver failure, liver cancer, or life-threatening esophageal and gastric varices (bleeding in the gullet and opening into the stomach)

Hepatitis C is spread primarily by blood-to-blood contact associated with intravenous drug use, poorly sterilized medical equipment, and transfusions. its spread through intercourse is still debatable.The virus persists in the liver in about 85% of those infected. Overall, 50–80% of people treated are cured. Those who develop cirrhosis or liver cancer may require a liver transplant.

Symptoms are generally mild and vague, including a decreased appetite, fatigue, nausea, muscle or joint pains, and weight loss and rarely does acute liver failure result. Most cases of acute infection are not associated with jaundice. The infection resolves spontaneously in 10–50% of cases, which occurs more frequently in individuals who are young and female.

Hepatitis E

Hepatitis E has a fecal-oral transmission route.

Although Hepatitis E often causes an acute and self-limiting infection (it usually goes away by itself and the patient recovers) with low mortality rates in the western world, it bears a high risk of developing chronic hepatitis in immunocompromised patients with substantial mortality rates. Clinically, it is comparable to hepatitis A, but in pregnant women the disease is more often severe and is associated with a clinical syndrome called fulminant liver failure. Pregnant women, especially those in the third trimester, suffer an elevated mortality rate from the disease of around 20%

Prevention and Treatment


there are vaccine available for hepatitis A,B and D however none for C and E. These infections are treated using antiviral combination drugs after the appropriate investigations has being completed. however preventing the infection is by far the best


SPREAD THE WORD! GET TESTED TODAY FOR HEPATITIS









https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Hepatitis_Day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis_A

Thanks for the information..

Unfortunately, many people are not fully aware about hepatitis unlike HIV .

There is a road walk organized by UCH physicians in Ibadan aiming at increasing people awareness and sensitization today .

good information

tuoyoojo:
introduction

Hepatitis is a viral infection of the liver affecting approximately 500 million people worldwide. If left untreated and unmanaged, hepatitis B or C can lead to advanced liver scarring (cirrhosis) and other complications, including liver cancer or liver failure.

While many people worry more about contracting AIDS than hepatitis, the reality is that every year 1.5 million people worldwide die from either hepatitis B or C faster than they would from HIV/AIDS.

Types

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis A is an acute infectious disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus. Many cases have few or no symptoms, especially in the young. The time between infection and symptoms, in those who develop them, is between two and six weeks.
When symptoms occur, they typically last eight weeks and may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, jaundice(yellowish colouration of the eyes), fever and abdominal pain.

It is usually spread by eating or drinking food or water contaminated with infected faeces. Shellfish which have not been sufficiently cooked are a relatively common source. It may also be spread through close contact with an infectious person. While children often do not have symptoms when infected, they are still able to infect others.

Hepatitis B and D

Many people have no symptoms during the initial infection. Some develop a rapid onset of sickness with vomiting, yellow skin, feeling tired, dark urine and abdominal pain. Often these symptoms last a few weeks and rarely does the initial infection result in death.

It may take 30 to 180 days for symptoms to begin. In those who get infected around the time of birth 90% develop chronic hepatitis B.
Most of those with chronic disease have no symptoms; however, cirrhosis and liver cancer may eventually develop.

The virus is transmitted by exposure to infectious blood or body fluids (especially through sex). Infection around the time of birth or from contact with other people's blood during childhood is the most frequent method by which hepatitis B is acquired in areas where the disease is common. Other risk factors include working in healthcare, blood transfusions, dialysis, living with an infected person, travel in countries where the infection rate is high. Tattooing and acupuncture led to a significant number of cases in the 1980s; The hepatitis B viruses cannot be spread by holding hands, sharing eating utensils, kissing, hugging, coughing, sneezing, or breastfeeding. The infection can be diagnosed 30 to 60 days after exposure.

Hepatitis D is a subviral satellite mainly propagated in the presence of hepatitis B. when found with hepatitis B, its outcome maybe worse.its more of transmission is similar to hepatitis B

Hepatitis C

The infection is often without symptoms but chronic infection can lead to scarring of the liver and ultimately to cirrhosis, which is generally apparent after many years. In some cases, those with cirrhosis will go on to develop liver failure, liver cancer, or life-threatening esophageal and gastric varices (bleeding in the gullet and opening into the stomach)

Hepatitis C is spread primarily by blood-to-blood contact associated with intravenous drug use, poorly sterilized medical equipment, and transfusions. its spread through intercourse is still debatable.The virus persists in the liver in about 85% of those infected. Overall, 50–80% of people treated are cured. Those who develop cirrhosis or liver cancer may require a liver transplant.

Symptoms are generally mild and vague, including a decreased appetite, fatigue, nausea, muscle or joint pains, and weight loss and rarely does acute liver failure result. Most cases of acute infection are not associated with jaundice. The infection resolves spontaneously in 10–50% of cases, which occurs more frequently in individuals who are young and female.

Hepatitis E

Hepatitis E has a fecal-oral transmission route.

Although Hepatitis E often causes an acute and self-limiting infection (it usually goes away by itself and the patient recovers) with low mortality rates in the western world, it bears a high risk of developing chronic hepatitis in immunocompromised patients with substantial mortality rates. Clinically, it is comparable to hepatitis A, but in pregnant women the disease is more often severe and is associated with a clinical syndrome called fulminant liver failure. Pregnant women, especially those in the third trimester, suffer an elevated mortality rate from the disease of around 20%

Prevention and Treatment


there are vaccine available for hepatitis A,B and D however none for C and E. These infections are treated using antiviral combination drugs after the appropriate investigations has being completed. however preventing the infection is by far the best


SPREAD THE WORD! GET TESTED TODAY FOR HEPATITIS









https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Hepatitis_Day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis_A

And who told u dat dia is no vaccine for hepatitis B?

Spreading junk news all over.
Mtcheww

Mrbigman1:



And who told u dat dia is no vaccine for hepatitis B?

Spreading junk news all over.
Mtcheww

pls sir, i could kindly recommend that u go and see an optician ASAP sir and after that take some night lessons to improve on ur comprehension