What is Hepatitis?

Hepatitis is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis virus which could be easily contracted from a victim through contact of body fluids. This could be either through sexual contact, blood contact or even saliva. It could also be contracted if by chance a person consumes the waste passed out from a carrier. Slight contact with these fluids can transmit the disease.

What are the symptoms of Hepatitis?

If you have infectious Forms Of hepatitis that are chronic like hepatitis B and C you may not have symptoms in the beginning, symptoms may occur until the damage affects the liver function.



Signs and symptoms of acute hepatitis include:



fatigue

Flu-like symptoms

Dark urine

Pale stool

Abdominal Pain

Loss Of Appetite

Yellow Skin and Eyes .



What Parents Should Know

Anytime an illness circulates that can lead to severe consequences in children, parents go on high alert.

While testing for some viruses is available, it’s not feasible to do widespread testing whenever a child gets ill. Even now, most doctors are only testing for adenovirus if a child is sick enough to be in the hospital.

“Severe hepatitis leading to liver failure is extremely rare,” says Klatte of Dayton Children’s Hospital. “A diagnosis of adenovirus shouldn’t make you reflexively worry it will lead to this rare complication.”



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