Hepatitis B

Prevalence of hepatitis A & E among sporadic cases of acute hepatitis in a tertiary care hospital of western India ABSTRACT Background: Hepatitis A & E are highly endemic & are significant contributors of morbidity & mortality in India. Retrospective analysis of the data was carried out to find the prevalence of hepatitis A & E virus ( HAV & HEV ) among the acute sporadic hepatitis patients & the coinfection of HAV & HEV among these patients. Aim: To find the prevalence of hepatitis A & E…

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is an inflammatory disorder of the liver, which was described for the first time in the 1950s by Jan G. Waldenström (Mieli-Vergani & Vergani, 2009). The exact cause of AIH is unknown (Czaja & Freese, 2002) and because of ambiguity in diagnosing the disease the exact incidence of AIH is difficult to quantify, but reported incidences range from one in 200,000 in the general population in the United States to twenty in 100,000 females in Spain (Mieli-Vergani & Vergani,…

1.3.7. Gastrointestinal SLE can involve any part of the gastrointestinal system. Dysphagia is noted in up to 13% of patients, and manometric studies have detected abnormalities of esophageal motility. Abdominal pain, sometimes accompanied by nausea and vomiting has been reported in up to 40% of SLE patients and can be due to SLE-related causes, medication side effects, and non–SLE-related causes such as infection. (33) Pancreatitis due to SLE is uncommon and usually is associated…

Nevertheless the liver is not functioning as it normally does and the body cannot excrete the copper, which leads to toxicities. Copper toxicosis is considered to be a secondary disorder in the liver that can lead to primary liver diseases such as chronic hepatitis, hepatic necrosis, and cirrhosis. Furthermore, the copper storage disease can be passed down through generations. The reason for this is because of the DNA marker, which is an autosomal recessive gene that can be passed down to…

Chronic Hepatitis B (Fraley). It is estimated that this year 12,900 women in the United States are going to be diagnosed with Cervical Cancer (Cervical cancer). It is estimated that 4,120 deaths will occur from this disease this year (Cervical cancer). Chronic Hepatitis B attacks the liver and could cause both acute and Chronic disease (Hepatitis B). 240 million people are estimated to be chronically infected by hepatitis B, and more than 686,000 people die every year due to hepatitis B…

Alcohol destroys the body The liver is a vital complex organ with many functioning roles that keep the body in constant equilibrium. It holds a great role with digesting, absorbing, and transporting nutrients within the body. Liver disease is a serious matter that is faced in the United States and many other parts of the world. There are various ways that dietary nutrition can harm this much needed organ, but the culprit that will be discussed is alcohol. According to Blake J., Munoz K., & Volpe…

Hepatitis virus C (HCV) is an enveloped positive-strand RNA virus widely distributed in the world, once nearly 200 million people are contaminated with the pathogen. The HCV virus is responsible for developing a chronic infection in the patient, leading to different degrees of liver disease and it is also able to cause systemic syndromes, even causing damages in the central nervous system (CNS). Signals and symptoms include fatigue, tiredness, impaired memory (“brain fog”), and they can even…

Hepatitis C Virus is a genus of FLAVIVIRIDAE causing parenterally-transmitted HEPATITIS C which is related with transfusions and drug abuse. Hepatitis C infection is the type species. It is an irresistible malady caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that fundamentally affects the liver. At the main stages, specific symptoms haven’t been seen and some common symptoms including a fever, dark urine, abdominal pain, and yellow tinged skin occurs. In the progression of the disease, liver disease and…

Hepatitis A (Botkin’s disease) – main causes and possible methods of treatment Basic causes of Botkin’s disease Any person can carry Hepatitis A and may not even know about the infection. One can become infected even without a direct contact. The main reason of virus transmission is nonobservance of basic hygiene rules. Among the most widely spread factors of infection we can mention the following: • Not washing hands after visiting the toilet, • Sharing dishes at mealtimes, • Sharing of…

Karla Zacarias Mrs. Medina ENGL 1301 –40718 7 June 2016 Enjoyment Out of Bound Attention to all networks! Thank you for providing such wonderful entrainment. Humanity is very blessed to you all. However, there is one thing that we all have a slight issue with and it seems we cannot run away from it. Commercials; Most commercials are meant to entertain and promote products and adventures to children. Others are meant to inform and bring awareness to adults. We all can agree to that however,…