Selasa, 28 Juli 2009

Hepatitis Definition,Symptomps,Causes and Treatments

Hepatitis means inflammation of the language of the heart, Hepatitis can also be caused by toxins (especially alcohol), a group of viruses known as hepatitis viruses that cause most cases of liver damage worldwide. Hepatitis (plural hepatitides) shows the wound in the heart is marked with the inflammatory cells in the network of organs. While Hepatitis is acute when it lasts less than six months and chronic if it lasts longer. other infections or from autoimmune process. It may run a subclinical course when the affected person may not feel sick. Patients become unwell and symptomatic when the disease impairs liver functions that include, among others, removal of harmful substances, regulation of blood composition, and production of bile to help digestion.

Hepatitis usually occurs because the virus, especially one of the five hepatitis viruses, namely A, B, C, D or E. Hepatitis can also occur due to virus infection, such as mononukleosis infeksiosa, yellow fever and infection sitomegalovirus. The cause of non-hepatitis virus is a primary alcohol and drugs.
Type of Hepatitis Virus

* Virus hepatitis A

Hepatitis A virus mainly spread through feces. Caused the spread of this poor level of hygiene. In developing countries often outbreaks occur through the distribution of food and water.

* Virus hepatitis B

Penularannya not virus hepatitis A. Hepatitis B virus is transmitted through blood or blood products. Infection usually occurs among drug users who use syringe together, or between sexual partners (both gay men and heteroseksual).

Pregnant women are infected by hepatitis B can transmit the virus to the baby during childbirth. Hepatitis B can be transmitted by healthy people carry the virus of hepatitis B. In the Far East region and Africa, hepatitis B cases develop into chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and liver cancer.

* Virus hepatitis C

Cause at least 80% cases of hepatitis due to blood transfusion. Hepatitis C virus is most commonly transmitted through drug users who use needles all together. Rarely occur through sexual transmission. For reasons that are still unclear, people with "heart disease alkoholik" often suffered from hepatitis C.

* Virus hepatitis D

Only occur as a co-infection of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis D virus is the hepatitis B infection becomes more serious. That have a high risk of this virus is habitue drugs.

* Virus hepatitis E

Hepatitis E virus sometimes causes outbreaks of hepatitis A-like, which only happens in backward countries.

* Virus hepatitis G

New type of hepatitis virus that have been detected recently.



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