Produces chronic liver-damage symptoms that are similar to hepatitis B only more severe. Interferon is used for some people. The vaccine for hepatitis B is effective in stopping the transmission of hepatitis D, too, but only in people who are not already infected with hepatitis B. About 5,000 Hepatitis E Contaminated water from the feces of infected humans. It is not commonly contracted in the U.S. Inflammation of the liver leading to loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, fever, fatigue, and abdominal pain. Many people who contract it have no symptoms.
Doctors encourage bed rest and drinking extra fluids.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Liver Foundation, and the Food and Drug Administration. Some insurance companies won't pay for hep C tests, so the simplest and cheapest way to get tested, doctors say, is to donate blood. Donors are nofified within six months if there is a problem, and tainted blood is destroyed. People who find out they have hepatitis C face the question ofwhether or not to get treatment. It's not an easy decision.