Hepatitis

Hepatitis be inflammation of de liver tissue. Sam people anaa animals plus hepatitis get no symptoms, wer as odas dey develop yellow discoloration of de skin den whites of de eyes (jaundice), poor appetite, vomiting, tiredness, abdominal pain, den diarrhea. Hepatitis be acute if e dey resolve within six months, den chronic if e dey last longer dan six months. Acute hepatitis fi resolve on ein own, progress to chronic hepatitis, anaa (rarely) result in acute liver failure. Chronic hepatitis fi progress to scarring of de liver (cirrhosis), liver failure, den liver cancer.

Hepatitis be most commonly caused by de virus hepatovirus A, B, C, D, den E. Oda viruses sanso fi cause liver inflammation, wey dey include cytomegalovirus, Epstein–Barr virus, den yellow fever virus. Oda common causes of hepatitis dey include heavy alcohol use, certain medications, toxins, oda infections, autoimmune diseases, den non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Hepatitis A den E mainly be spread by contaminated chow den water. Hepatitis B mainly be sexually transmitted, buh sanso fi be passed from mommie to baby during pregnancy anaa childbirth den spread thru infected blood. Hepatitis C commonly be spread thru infected blood; for example, during needle sharing by intravenous drug users. Hepatitis D fi infect people already infected per plus hepatitis B.

Hepatitis A, B, den D be preventable plus immunization. Medications fi be used to treat chronic viral hepatitis. Antiviral medications be recommended insyd all plus chronic hepatitis C, except those plus conditions wey dey limit dema life expectancy. Der be no specific treatment for NASH; physical activity, a healthy diet, den weight loss be recommended. Autoimmune hepatitis fi be treated plus medications to suppress de immune system. A liver transplant fi be an option insyd both acute den chronic liver failure.

Worldwide insyd 2015, na hepatitis A occur insyd about 114 million people, na chronic hepatitis B affect about 343 million people den chronic hepatitis C about 142 million people. Insyd de United States, NASH dey affect about 11 million people den alcoholic hepatitis dey affect about 5 million people. Hepatitis dey result in more dan a million deaths a year, chaw of wich dey occur indirectly from liver scarring anaa liver cancer. Insyd de United States, hepatitis A be estimated to occur insyd about 2,500 people a year den dey result in about 75 deaths. De word be derived from de Greek hêpar (), wey dey mean "liver", den -itis (), wey dey mean "inflammation". 

 References 

 External links 

 Viral Hepatitis at the Centers for Disease Control
 WHO fact sheet of hepatitis


Category:Inflammations
Category:Health care-associated infections
Category:Viral diseases
Category:Diseases of liver
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