{"id":1913,"date":"2020-02-20T06:05:14","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T06:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drsafehands.com\/blog\/?p=1913"},"modified":"2020-06-29T07:46:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T07:46:26","slug":"hepatitis-symptoms-causes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drsafehands.com\/blog\/hepatitis-symptoms-causes\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Hepatitis A, B, & C | know Symptoms, Causes"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is Hepatitis? What are Hepatitis A, B, and C?<\/h1>\n

Hepatitis is an inflammation of liver tissue. It has varied causes, including viral infections. Hepatitis A, B, and C are caused by different viruses. They are clinically similar.<\/p>\n

\"Hepatitis<\/p>\n

Who are affected?<\/h2>\n

Hepatitis A, also called Infectious Hepatitis, affects children more, and occurs in lower socio-economic groups (along with Hepatitis C), with overcrowding and poor sanitation. Hepatitis B, called serum hepatitis, is more widespread, affecting all age groups. Hepatitis C is more in adults.<\/p>\n

How are they transmitted?<\/h3>\n

Hepatitis A is by the feco-oral route, including stools, urine, and naso-pharyngeal secretions. Hepatitis B<\/a> and Hepatitis C are associated with unsterile syringes (drug abusers) and blood transfusion, and sexual transmission. Hepatitis B can also be through tattoos, ear piercing, and razors. It can also be transmitted, rarely, through feces, saliva, placenta, tears.<\/p>\n

\"unsterile<\/p>\n

What is the clinical course?<\/h3>\n

Hepatitis A has an acute onset, with fever, nausea, appetite loss. Hepatitis B and C have a more insidious onset. In Hepatitis B the fever is less prominent, but there is body-ache, joint pain, and muscle pain. Jaundice occurs in all three.<\/p>\n

How is diagnosis confirmed?<\/h3>\n

In Hepatitis A it is by presence of anti-bodies, in Hepatitis B by an antigen called the Australia Antigen, and Hepatitis C by antibodies and by HCV RNA.<\/p>\n

Are vaccines available?<\/h3>\n

They are available for HAV<\/a>, HBV<\/a>, but not for HCV<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What measures are taken after infection?<\/h3>\n

Isolation, hand washing and good hygiene, liquid or light diet, and fruit juice are all important measures.<\/p>\n

What are the complications?<\/h3>\n

In prolonged cases, cirrhosis, and rarely cancer occur. In Hepatitis B, kidney damage, and even pneumonia, can rarely occur.<\/p>\n\n\n

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