HEPATITIS VIRUS

Definitions
Acute hepatitis virus infection is an infection of the heart as by one of
fifth hepatitis virus (virus A, B, C, D or E); inflammation appear
and lasted only for a few sunday.
Causes
Virus Hepatitis A, B, C, D, E.
Clinical picture
- Symptoms usually appear suddenly, in the form of:
§ decrease in appetite
§ does not feel well
§ nausea
§ vomiting
§ fever.
- What happened and joint pain relief biduran (itchy-itchy skin), especially if
the cause is infection by the hepatitis virus B.
- Some days later, urine color changed to dark and more
arising yellow (jaundice). At this time symptoms disappeared and other people
feel better, even if the jaundice worsened.
- Can symptoms arising from kolestasis (interruption or reduction in the flow of bile)
feces in the form of pale color and itching all over the body.
- Jaundice usually reaches its peak on sunday to 1 - 2, and
disappeared on sunday to 2 - 4.
Diagnosis
- Diagnosis based on symptoms and results of blood examination
heart function.
- On physical examination, teraba soft-hearted and sometimes quite swell.
- Diagnosis is sure if the blood found on the examination of virus protein
antibody to the virus or hepatitis.
Treatment
Medicine:
- If there is acute hepatitis is very heavy, then the patient treated at home
sick, but hepatitis A does not usually require special treatment.
- After several days, appetite appears again and people do not need to
lie. Food and activities need not be limited to patients
and do not need extra vitamins.
- Most people can return to work after the jaundice disappears,
although the results of the examination heart function is not fully normal.
Prevention:
- Hygiene is good to help prevent the spread of hepatitis virus
A. People with very infeksius feces. On the other hand, people do not need to be deported;
isolation at less only help the spread of hepatitis A, but
not at all prevent the spread of hepatitis B and C.
- The likelihood of a spread of infection through blood transfusion can be reduced
using the blood that has been through a screening for hepatitis
B and C.
- Vaccination stimulates the formation of hepatitis B immune and
provide effective protection.
- Vaccination hepatitis A was given to those who have risk
high, for example, the traveler who visited the area where the disease
This is usually found.
- For hepatitis C, D and E have not yet found a vaccine.
- For those who get the vaccination has not been exposed but have hepatitis,
can get to preparat antibody protection, the serum globulin.
Giving antibody aims to provide immediate protection against
hepatitis virus.
- To the babies born from mothers who are suffering from hepatitis B immune
globulin hepatitis B vaccination and hepatitis B. This combination can prevent
chronicles the occurrence of hepatitis B in about 70% of infants.