HEPATITIS

   Hepatitis - an inflammation of the liver. There are several types of this disease . In most cases it is the causative agent of hepatitis B virus. However, the disease can develop as a result of common reactions to certain drugs , which are to a toxin or allergens. Such reaction may occur at a variety of chemicals , e.g. , metal compounds, or alcohol solvents . Hepatitis occur swelling, inflammation and cell death of liver tissue . Fortunately, a healthy liver , do not expose previously harmful or damaging effects of diseases , retains the ability to reproduce cells and necrotic tissue replacement new . Sometimes the liver can not cope with the infection , hepatitis B virus and then it remains in a viable state for a long time and even throughout a person's life . Such people are known carriers of hepatitis B virus . They can be detected or absent symptoms . Regardless of this, the carriers of the virus continue to be a source of infection to others. Some of them may develop chronic hepatitis , which is characterized by progressive and steady destruction of the liver. Carriers of hepatitis B virus , and persons with chronic hepatitis B are at greater risk of developing liver cancer or cirrhosis . The functions of the liver include cleavage and neutralization of drugs and other chemicals entering the bloodstream. Liver and purifies the blood releases harmful substances and impurities. The liver is a set of proteins and blood clotting factors . Thanks liver maintains blood sugar and fat in the blood and the formation of bile. All these functions can be violated with hepatitis . With this in mind, drugs prescribed to patients very carefully. During the treatment and constantly monitor the state of the liver, to prevent serious violations of its functions - the kind that can cause unexpected bleeding, change in blood sugar levels or the formation of toxic products in it . Severe liver damage may result in coma and death .
  Symptoms. Regardless of the reason, some cause disease symptoms in all types of hepatitis are the same. These common manifestations of the disease include loss of appetite and symptoms observed in the flu : headache, fever, fatigue , nausea and vomiting . Some people noted staining of the skin yellow, accompanied by the release of dark urine and discolored stools , pain in the upper right abdomen , pain in the joints and skin rash . Many people are asymptomatic or hepatitis symptoms are expressed so little that these people are not aware at this disease.

  Hepatitis A , also known as infectious hepatitis or infectious hepatitis caused by hepatitis A. The virus is spread through contaminated food and water , as well as through direct contact with infected body fluids mainly from - for improper sanitation (poor hand washing , etc.) . Violent outbreaks occur among children and young people in public places - in schools and other institutions.
  Symptoms. Hepatitis A patient feels fever , nausea, he are poor appetite , abdominal pain and muscle pain , headache , fatigue , jaundice . Initial symptoms are usually observed 30 days after the introduction of the virus into the body. However, the virus is detected in the feces of infected persons within 2 weeks prior to the development of hepatitis A - obvious symptoms of liver damage . Period of the disease , when people do not know they 're infected , is the most dangerous in terms of transmission of infection to others. Hepatitis A is rarely fatal , and the disease usually occurs without long-term complications . Hepatitis A does not cause chronic hepatitis or liver cancer.

  Traditional methods of treatment: Treatment is supportive , with the use of antipyretic and analgesic drugs , prescribed a long rest until the disease will pass by itself. Vaccines against hepatitis A is not, but extremely powerful immunoglobulin injections to prevent disease in people infected with hepatitis A. However, immunoglobulin does not provide protection for life. We recover from hepatitis A usually produces immunity against future infections.

   Hepatitis B is caused by hepatitis B. The disease is often referred to as serum hepatitis , because earlier believed that it extends only through infected blood . It is now known that infection can occur through other body fluids such as saliva , semen, fluid is released to the cervix . For this reason, hepatitis B and is classified as a disease, sexually transmitted . Newborns can be infected with hepatitis B virus through the placenta to the mother.
   Symptoms. At the early stage of hepatitis B usually develops very slowly. Symptoms of the disease appear in only a few months. Hepatitis B affects the liver , causing inflammation and its dysfunction . Sometimes the infection occurs so weak that is not recognized as a disease . The most common symptoms - yellow skin , malaise , stomach pain , rash, which is sometimes accompanied by itching . Although most people recover from this form of persistent hepatitis without liver damage , about one in 10 people will develop chronic hepatitis, or he becomes a carrier of the virus. Hepatitis B can be fatal if it acquires the character of lightning currents, and the transition to the chronic form - cause the development of cirrhosis.

  Traditional treatments : bed rest , diet, drinking plenty of fluids . In chronic hepatitis diet with adequate protein and vitamins , especially the B group and vitamin C. Abstinence from alcohol.

  Hepatitis C is one of the few viruses C is currently the occurrence of this type of diseases often associated with the transfusion of infected blood .
  Symptoms usually appear after 50 days after infection. People infected with these viruses, largely at risk of irreversible damage to the liver (cirrhosis ) or cancer. Some of them become carriers of the virus . Is a relatively successful treatment with interferon , which destroys and several other viruses.