Hepatitis A

Hepatitis A • Hepatitis A is caused by the “Hepatitis A Virus”; this is also part of the RNA virus. HEP A is found in the liver and is something that can last for a few days or several months at a time. It could take about 2-6 weeks after the infection has entered your body in order for you to start showing symptoms if this. This is something that is mainly found in places were clean water is scarce and that the environment is not so safe. Usually it is contracted in the early childhood stages

Hepatitis A 1. The infectious disease known as Hepatitis is caused by the infectious agent or pathogen identified as the Hepatitis A virus. There are currently seven known forms of Hepatitis, such as Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and so on. Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C are the most common with the highest rate of people contracted with the infectious disease. Viral Hepatitis is an international main contributor to liver disease and accounts for high illness and death. In the

“What am I to do since I have hepatitis. Doctor what am I to do you need to give me more info Please.’’ Doctor “ Well this is the pamphlet of hepatitis info in general. This will tell you all you need to know.” “Pamphlet you mean a book come one there is over nine hundred pages.” “Well, all right then I’ll look it over at home. Well, let’s see what this 'pamphlet’ has to offer.” There are five kinds of hepatitis: Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E. The five types are of greatest concern because of the

Hepatitis virus causes swelling and inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis is normally caused by a viral infection, but there other causes of hepatitis. Autoimmune hepatitis is a disease occurring when the body makes antibodies against the liver tissue. Hepatitis is a secondary result of medications, drugs, toxins and alcohol. The liver is located in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen. It has many functions that affect metabolism throughout the body including bile production, filter toxins, and

Health Promotion on Hepatitis Virus My health promotion or prevention will take place in a college seminar at community college; I chose this group of people because I realized many colleges make medical records mandatory for only students in the health related courses and also freshmen living on campuses. I asked myself, what about those other students who are doing other courses or major who may also be at risk. The main purpose for viral hepatitis teaching is to inform the students of the importance

Hepatitis is a viral infection of the liver disease. This hepatitis virus infection that can heal by itself, but more cause dangerous diseases such as cirrhosis and liver cancer. There are five types of hepatitis virus, i.e., hepatitis A, B, C, D and E. Hepatitis B and C Virus is more dangerous because it is more often the cause of death. According to the data of the World Health Organization (WHO), though not as many as the number of sufferers of hepatitis B and C, the estimated number of sufferers

Introduction: Hepatitis is caused by a virus that is targeted at the liver, one of your most important organs!! Specifically, it causes inflammation and injury to the liver. Hepatitis comes in many different forms, five to be exact. There is Hepatitis A, B, C, D & E. Hepatitis is caused mainly by viruses, all of which are set on shutting down your liver. I will be specifically concentrating on Hepatitis A in this report. Hepatitis A is also known as infectious Hepatitis, an extremely contagious

Page 2 Hepatitis B is a potentially life threatening liver infection caused by the virus HBV. A Hepatitis B infection could potentially become a chronic disease for some people because they run the risk of developing liver failure, cirrhosis of the liver or liver cancer if precautions are not taken. Cirrhosis causes permanent scarring to the liver. Some adults that have become infected with Hepatitis B do fully recover even if their symptoms are relentless. Symptoms can be mild to

Is Hepatitis A Contagious Hepatitis A is a liver disease that people get from an infection with the hepatitis A virus (HAV). It can range from a mild illness lasting 2 to 3 weeks, to several months of severe illness. The HAV is one of the types of hepatitis viruses that affects the liver's ability to function normally. Is hepatitis A contagious? Yes, and you are more likely to get HAV by from close contact with someone who's infected, through shared contaminated food or water. Is Hepatitis A Contagious

The site of the primary infection is in the alimentary tract, a short prodromal or pre-icteric phase, varying from two to seven days, usually precedes the onset of jaundice. The most prominent symptoms in this phase are fever, headache, muscular and abdominal pain, anorexia, nausea, vomiting and sometimes arthralgia. Hepatomegaly and leukopenia are often present during this period. In typical cases the urine becomes dark, and the stools pale before appearance of yellow discoloration of the mucous