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A disease characterized by inflammation of the liver. It is commonly caused by a viral infection but it’s also caused by autoimmune hepatitis and hepatitis that occurs as a secondary result of medications, drugs, toxins, and alcohol.

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The ways an individual can get the disease.

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The ways an individual can get the disease.

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The 5 Types of Viral Hepatitis:

A: derives from infection (HAV) most commonly transmitted by consuming food or water contaminated by feces from a person infected from the same

B: derives from infection (HBV) transmitted through puncture wounds or contact with infectious bodily fluids (blood, saliva, and semen), injection drug use, sexually, or sharing razors with infected increase the risk

C: (HCV) transmitted through direct contact with bodily fluids

D: (HDV or delta) contracted through puncture wounds or contact with infected blood also

E: waterborne disease (HEV) found in areas with poor sanitation, typically caused by ingesting fecal matter
Nonviral Hepatitis Cause:

Alcohol- excessive alcohol consumption because it causes liver to swell/ become inflamed or other toxic causes like overuse of medication of exposure to poisons. This leads to cirrhosis which is

a chronic disease of the liver caused by degeneration of cells, inflammation, and thickening of tissue from alcohol/hepatitis.

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Symptoms: If you have forms of hepatitis that are chronic like B and C there may not be symptoms up until liver damage occurs.

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Symptoms: If you have forms of hepatitis that are chronic like B and C there may not be symptoms up until liver damage occurs.

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-          Fatigue

-          Flu-like symptoms

-          Dark urine

-          Abdominal pain

-          Loss of appetite

-          Unexplained weight loss

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Treatment depends on which type of hepatitis you have and if it’s acute or chronic.

Hepatitis A:

-If you have a lot of discomfort then bed rest would be recommended

-If you have diarrhea or vomiting, you’ll be put on a special diet

-You can get the vaccination, available for children 12 and 18 months or adults

Hepatitis B:

-Antiviral medications are used to help treat the patient (this cost a lot due to its use for several months or years)

-It is required to get regular medical evaluations and monitoring to determine if the virus is progressing

-CDC recommends vaccinations for all newborns and for all healthcare and medical personnel

Hepatitis C:

-Treatment includes a combination of antiviral drug therapies

-If someone develops cirrhosis (scarring of the liver) or liver disease because of hepatitis C, they could be a candidate for a liver transplant

Hepatitis D:

-A medication called alpha interferon is used to treat the patient, but 60 to 97% of people develop hepatitis D again after treatment

Hepatitis E:

-There is no specific medical therapies to treat this because it is often acute, but people with this infection are advised to get adequate rest, drink plenty of fluids, get enough nutrients, and avoid alcohol.

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Hygiene- practicing good hygiene & when traveling to diff country you should avoid drinking local water, ice, seafood, raw fruit/vegetables

If contaminated through infectious blood- don’t share drug needles, razors, toothbrushes, not touching spilled blood

Vaccines- but only available for A and B still currently experts are trying to develop for C, D, and E

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Everyone is at risk of hepatitis since there’s more than just one; A, B, C, D, and E.

Hepatitis A- anyone who has not been vaccinated or previously infected can get infected with hepatitis A

Hepatitis B- this virus is 100 times more easily transmitted than HIV. It can be passed through blood and their bodily fluids

Hepatitis C- this is the most common blood-borne infection in the United States affecting 3.2 million people in the U.S. and 170 million people worldwide

Hepatitis D- anyone who is not immune to HBV is at risk

Hepatitis E- mainly found in regions where low standards of sanitation promote the transmission of the virus

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(In the U.S.)
There’s less than 20,000 people with hepatitis a (very rare)

There’s more than 200,000 people with hepatitis b (common)

There’s more than 200,000 people with hepatitis c (common)

There’s less than 200,000 people with hepatitis d (rare)

There’s less than 20,000 people with hepatitis e (very rare)