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Hepatitis
Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. Pathologic jaundice or Hepatitis especially in adults and older children is much more complicated than before. It is caused by different families of viruses. Today six forms of Hepatitis are known:
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- Hepatitis A: It is transmitted by oral route due to consumption of infected food and water. Read more>>
- Hepatitis B: It is a sexually transmitted disease. Read more>>
- Hepatitis C: Transmitted by blood transfusion and infected needle. Read more>>
- Hepatitis D: Infection acquired in people already infected with Hepatitis B. Read more>>
- Hepatitis E: Water borne. Read more>>
- Chemical Hepatitis: Caused by alcohol, some anesthetics, many drugs.
There are mainly two types of viral hepatitis. One is food-borne and the other blood-borne. The former does not cause chronic liver disease, but the latter, may cause long term chronic liver disease that has lethal consequences later in life. |
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