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Hepatitis - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

By alien
Definition
The actual meaning of hepatitis means is "inflammation of the liver". This disease is occour due to different type of viruses. The most common cause is infection with one of 5 viruses, called hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E. All of these viruses can cause an acute disease with symptoms lasting several weeks including yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice); dark urine; extreme fatigue; nausea; vomiting and abdominal pain. Read..
Hepatitis C, Reason For Liver Inflammation

By kevinp
Hepatitis C is an infection with the hepatitis C virus. It causes liver to swell which affects its functioning. Hepatitis C spreads by using infected, dirty needles or through blood transfusion. The virus remains dormant in the liver to cause chronic inflammation. Once infected with hepatitis C virus many may not show any sign of infection. Sometimes people get infected with hepatitis C and would not even know for years. There are two main kinds of hepatitis, acute and chronic hepatitis. When a person's liver gets inflamed suddenly it is called acute and when the inflammation doesn't leave you, it is called chronic hepatitis. Read..
What is Hepatitis C ?

By ian Williamson
This silent health epidemic is a ticking time bomb. The Hepatitis C virus is the newest recognized plague to afflict the baby-boomers.
How do you get Hepatitis C?
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Hepatitis B - A Deadly Killer

By kevinp
Hepatitis B is a caused by a virus named hepatitis B virus. This virus is similar to hepatitis C as it attacks the liver which in turn becomes a lifelong struggle. This is a very dangerous virus as it causes liver infection, cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure and also death. There is no reason to fret as Hepatitis B vaccine is available for all age groups. It is one of the most powerful and a deadly virus to ranks among the top ten killers. Many have lost their lives due to this virus and the numbers have been increasing. It comes from the Hepadnaviridae family which can be a double-stranded virus causing hepatitis in humans as well as in ducks, ground squirrels and woodchuck. Even though this virus is rarely seen in Europe, in Asia hundreds have fallen victim to this disease.
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Hepatitis A, B, C 's

By Sharon Nicholson
The word Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. But that description is deceiving. In reality Hepatitis can make the liver swell and stop working. There are three main kinds of Hepatitis that affects liver function.
Hepatitis A is a virus that is contracted by coming in contact with someone who has it. You can get it from coming in contact with infected stool while changing a diaper, anal sex with the infected person or by touching the infected person. School children can get this and pass it through play. You can also get it by eating food prepared by the infected person. This is a large problem in developing countries. The symptoms are just like the flu and treatment is bed rest and medicine to treat the symptoms. You CAN be vaccinated against Hep A. Read..