Typhoid fever affects about six million people with more than 600,000 deaths a year. Hepatitis is the inflammation of liver that can be caused by viruses, bacterial infections, or continuous exposure to alcohol, drugs, or toxic chemicals. There are five types of hepatitis A, which is transmitted through contaminated water, B, the main mode of spread is intimate contact and from mother to the new born, C, is a viral disease commonly…
Liver Cirrhosis Liver Cirrhosis is considered to be one of the deadliest disease among men and women nationwide. With its leading cause of death and illness mostly in the United States, roughly 5.5 million people, which is 2% of the U.S. population are affected by Cirrhosis. In essence, 26,000 deaths occur each year, but who/what age range does this disease usually affect? What are the causes and symptoms? Can it be cured? Let’s take a look at the facts and statistics! In the human body system,…
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…
Cirrhosis: A Scarring Disease of the Liver Cirrhosis is a progressive disease, it gradually develops over numerous years, in anticipation of stopping liver function. Muir’s (2015) stated “Cirrhosis is a form of chronic liver disease (CLD) resulting from sustained liver damage from several causes, including viral infection, autoimmune disorders, cholesteric and metabolic disease (e.g., nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases [NAFLD]), or heavy alcohol use” (p. 1822). The liver is the largest solid…
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…
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…
The deficiency of iron is related to decreased gastric and decreased absorptive capacity of the duodenum. The mechanism for developing osteomalacia is incompletely described, although the duodenum is a major site for calcium absorption (Stenson, 1999). Food items for a patient with Peptic Ulcer Permitted foods-Wheat chapattis, rice, maize, jowar, bajra or ragi, cereal of wheat, rice, oatmeal or maize, rice cooked, pulses and beans, vegetable soups, cooked vegetables, potato, sweet potato, meat,…
Liver Failure: Liver Disease (Autoimmune Hepatitis) According to research, Liver failure patients experience chronic problems and accrue long term problems. Liver failure is an inflammation or a very un-normal function that occurs within weeks or days. (Clinic 15) There are various symptoms of this disease. Some symptoms can be known as swelling in your body such as in your feet, and hands. Another symptom is very unusual dark urine, loss of appetite, abdominal pain. The main symptom is known to…
Hepatitis A Virus Vaccine There have been lots of outbreaks of different viruses/diseases in the United States. One virus that is not very common, but is still effective is Hepatitis A. This virus is an illness found in Indiana caused by frozen strawberries. Hepatitis A is a virus, and the only way of curing Hepatitis A is by a vaccine. Also there is only one cure, but scientists have been studying more about Hepatitis A. Throughout research found Hepatitis A has travelled to the United…
cirrhosis, hepatitis B or C, heavy alcohol use, obesity, diabetes, hereditary conditions such as hemochromatosis and intake of aflatoxin-contaminated food (arun j). Cirrhosis is the primary factor risk for developing HCC. Based on (), 90-95% of people who develop HCC have underlying cirrhosis. The cirrhosis is a condition where the normal liver tissue are replaced by scar tissue after being damage causing the remaining liver tissue to lose its normal arrangement. Alcoholism, viral hepatitis B or…