Hepatitis

It is a septicity (inflammation) of the liver. It is typically brought about by a viral infection, toxic agents or drugs.

Following are symptoms of hepatitis:

• Jaundice

• Abdominal pain

• Liver enlargement

• Fatigue

• Sometimes fever

It may be mellow or can be sharp and can lead to liver cancer.

There are various sorts of hepatitis are given next: 

➥Hepatitis – A (Infectious Hepatitis)

➥ Hepatitis – B (Serum Hepatitis)

➥Hepatitis – C (Infusion)

➥Hepatitis – D (Delta Hepatitis)

➥Hepatitis – E

➥Hepatitis – F & G

Hepatitis – A (Infectious hepatitis)

• It was formerly known as infectious hepatitis.

• Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is an RNA virus (non enveloped).

• The disease is mild, short term and less virulent.

• It is transmitted by contact with faeces from affected peoples.

• The vaccine is gettable for HAV.

Hepatitis – B (Serum Hepatitis)

It is also known as serum hepatitis. Hepatitis B (HBV) is the second vital sort of hepatitis.

Virus: Hepatitis B infection/virus (HBV) is a DNA infection/virus.

Occurrence: It is very regular in Asia, China, the Philippines, Africa and the Middle East (Saudia Arabia).

Transmission

• It is transmitted by the trading of body fluids, for example, blood serum, breast milk, and saliva.

• It is transmitted from mother to child amid birth or afterwards.

• It is in addition transmitted by sexual contact.

Symptoms

• During acute attacks of Hepatitis B, various symptoms appear like fatigue, loss of appetite and jaundice.

• Infected persons can recover totally and become immune to the virus.

• People with chronic hepatitis infection are at the risk of liver harm.

• Taking hygienic measures.

• Vaccination (genetically engineered vaccine is accessible for HBV).

• Screening of blood/organ/tissue of the donor.

Hepatitis – C (Infusion)

It was in the past called non-A, non-B hepatitis.

Virus: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is likewise an RNA virus (enveloped).

Symptoms / Effects: It causes infusion hepatitis, which is less severe than hepatitis A or hepatitis B. Anyway hepatitis C frequently leads to chronic liver disease.

Transmission

• With the aid of (through) the blood.

• From mother to child during pregnancy and afterwards.

• By sexual contact.

The vaccine is not available for HCV.

Hepatitis – D

 It is additionally known as delta hepatitis.

Hepatitis – E

• HEV is transmitted through the faeces of an infected person.

• Halbur and coworker (2001) said that hepatitis E could be transmitted through a pig.

Hepatitis           Virus                                   Common name                    Source of transmission

A                    HAV (RNA non enveloped)        Infectious hepatitis                     Faeces

B                    DNA virus                                  Surum hepatitis                          Serum

C                    RNA enveloped                         Infusion Hepatitis                       Blood

D                    Delta virus                                 Delta Hepatitis

E                    RNA non-enveloped                                                                    Faeces

F & G                                                               Unidentified

Hepatitis – F &G

Hepatitis F & G are caused by an unidentified virus.

General control of Hepatitis

Following steps should be picked to control hepatitis.

• By adopting Hygienic measures.

• Routine vaccination.

Hepatitis B

• It is likewise known as serum hepatitis.

• It is caused by the virus. 

• HBV virus is DNA enveloped.

• It can transmit through blood transfusion or from mother to child through milk, body fluids.

• The vaccine is useable for it.

  Hepatitis C

• It is is also known as infusion hepatitis.

• It is caused by the virus.

• HCV virus is RNA envelope.

• It can be transferred by through blood, from mother to child amid pregnancy and afterwards and by sexual contact.

• The vaccine is not available.