Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment of Hepatitis

Viral hepatitis, including hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, is a different disease that attacks the liver and each had hepatitis symptoms and different treatments. Other causes of hepatitis, including drugs and alcohol. Hepatitis type is determined by laboratory tests.
There is a possibility of someone having hepatitis and initially unaware. Sometimes there are no symptoms whatsoever. Or you may not get the right diagnosis because the signs and symptoms are mild flu at the beginning of the emergence of the disease.
symptom
The most common symptoms of hepatitis are things like:

    Loss of appetite
    Fatigue
    Fever
    Muscle aches or joint pain
    Nausea and vomiting
    Pain in the abdomen
Some people have other problems, such as:

    Dark urine
    Light-colored stools / putty
    Jaundice (yellowing of the skin, palms, and the white of the eye)
    Itchy feeling that is not specific
    Mental changes, such as fainting (became incoherent) or comma
    Bleeding inside the body

Treatment
Went to the doctor if we have one of the signs of hepatitis. Hepatitis is not getting good treatment can lead to cirrhosis, which is a serious scar tissue in the liver which in turn can lead to liver cancer. Visit the doctor is also important when aa friend or family member who has the disease. There is a risk of us can become infected as well.

Is Hepatitis Spread?
hepatitis A
About 20,000 people in the US have hepatitis A every year. Hepatitis A virus is found in the stool of infected people. It is spread through contaminated food or water or by certain types of sexual contact. Outbreaks of hepatitis A also experienced by some students of IPB early December 2015 and claimed the first lives. This can occur when handling late and strains of the virus are also deadly strain.
Children who get hepatitis A often have no symptoms, so the infection is unknown. Fortunately, children are now routinely vaccinated against hepatitis A.
Most people who get hepatitis A recover completely within two weeks to six months and this virus does not leave the liver damage. In rare cases, hepatitis A can cause liver failure and even death in older adults or people with underlying heart disease.
hepatitis B
Each year, about 40,000 people in the US are infected with hepatitis B. Hepatitis B Acute lasts from several weeks to several months. Many people who are infected can eliminate the virus while still in the acute phase. However, some people also found the virus remains in the body thus experiencing chronic hepatitis B infection, which is a serious condition, lifetime, and was not able to be healed. Chronic hepatitis B will develop into more serious health problems, such as liver damage, cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer, and some people die from hepatitis B.
Vaccines for Hepatitis A and B
Now available vaccines for hepatitis A and B. (dr. Ursula)