Hepatitis

Hepatitis is a general term for all forms of inflammation that occurs in the liver or liver. Hepatitis can be acute or chronic with a variety of causes. Hepatitis can be caused by viral hepatitis (A, B, C, D and E), other viruses such as mononucleosis or chickenpox virus.

Hepatitis is also caused by drugs, excessive alcohol consumption and toxins from the environment. Another factor causes of hepatitis including excessive fat accumulation in the liver (fatty liver), trauma and disease autoimmun.

Diagnosis of hepatitis is sometimes obscured by the flu because the symptoms are almost the same. Though some of hepatitis must be handled properly so as not to be serious and affect liver function.

The liver is the organ that is essential for the body because the liver produces bile acids to aid digestion of fats, cleanse the blood of substances hazardous chemicals and regulate chemical substances contained in blood.

Five viral hepatitis can only infect humans in various ways but the point remains the same ie they infect the liver and make it inflamed. The acute phase of this disease will be cured in 2 to 3 weeks and complete recovery in 9 weeks.

Causes of Hepatitis

Although the symptoms are caused almost similar but the effects of each cause can be different. In cases of viral hepatitis, severe illness is very terggantung least of the type of virus that infects.

Hepatitis A

The virus is transmitted through the mouth and anus of contaminated food or water. This virus is the most harmless and can heal itself without complications.

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B virus is transmitted through sexual contact, blood transfusions and needle exchange rate with the patient. The virus can cross the placenta so that it can be transmitted from pregnant mother to the fetus.

Generally, patients with hepatitis B will recover completely. A small percentage will still carry the virus in their bodies (career) and can transmit the virus to others. Some of them can become chronic hepatitis. Almost 25% of patients will experience complications of chronic hepatitis liver cirrhosis or liver cancer is deadly.

Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C is transmitted through blood contact or use of contaminated needles, including tattoo needles. Although infection with this virus had no symptoms but about 20% of sufferers will develop liver cirrhosis within 20 years.

Hepatitis D

Hepatitis D occurs only in people infected with hepatitis B and aggravate the illness. The virus is transmitted through sexual contact and from mother to fetus. Although it is rare but hepatitis D is very dangerous because its combination with hepatitis B who are also dangerous.

Hepatitis E

Hepatitis E typically occur in Asia, Mexico, India and Africa. As with viral hepatitis A, hepatitis E is transmitted through the mouth. This disease can not become chronic. The virus is slightly more dangerous than hepatitis A because it can cause death in pregnant women.

Hepatitis due to alcohol, toxins and drugs provide the same symptoms caused by viral hepatitis. The difference, hepatitis is not caused by bacteria infection but because of excessive alcohol consumption in a long time, the entry of toxic / hazardous chemical substances from the environment and the use of drugs that are not true. Drugs that often cause hepatitis is paracetamol, if taken to excess.