GeorgeSabor asked:


Can you still use the first 2 vaccinations eventhough 5 years have passed since my second vaccine of hepatitis b? Or should I start by scratch and receive all 3 vaccinations (repeating the first 2)?

In other words, do I need to get one more shot, or do I need 3 shots?

Brian

Kitty! asked:


I work with someone who has Hepatitis. I’m not sure what type she has, but I know for a fact she has it. We don’t work with needles or anything like that, but can I catch it if we share the same bathroom? Can I catch it if I’ve touched something that she’s touched, like cash or a cash register?

Sylvia

Connor asked:


I was checking in a book stained with something that could have been blood. I am concerned handling this book could result in becoming infected with hepatitis.

Walter

Johanna asked:


I’m getting a tattoo soon, and I am positive that I want one. The only thing I’m worried about is getting hepatitis- a blood disease that I’ve heard could be easily passed along when getting a tattoo- much easier to get than AIDS. I’m very, very nervous about this.

Does anyone know what the chances are of getting hepatitis from a tattoo? Do you know anyone who’s gotten it from a tattoo? Or maybe you did? I just need all the information i can get about hepatitis, how it is contracted, etc. The place I’m going for my tattoo says that the tattoo artists have been vaccinated with hepatitis A and B shots. So that being said, how much of a chance is there? And isn’t there a hepatitis C?

June

Michele Payne-Salomon asked:


The Hepatitis-Cirrhosis Connection

According to the American Liver Foundation, more than 25 million Americans are afflicted with liver and gallbladder disease and more than 43,000 die of liver disease each year. While several factors contribute to liver damage, viral hepatitis is the single most important cause of liver disease in the United States and worldwide. Roughly 200 million people worldwide are infected with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV). 4.9 million of those are in the United States (estimates go as high as 15 million) and 5 million in Western Europe. For every one person infected with the AIDS virus, there are more than four infected with Hepatitis C. There are up to 230,000 new hepatitis C infections in the U.S. every year. Currently, 8,000 to 10,000 deaths each year are a result of HCV. Within the next 10-20 years, chronic hepatitis C is predicted to become a major burden on the health care system as patients with no symptoms progress to end-stage liver disease and develop hepatocellular carcinoma. Predictions in the USA suggest that there will be a 60% increase in the incidence of cirrhosis, a 68% increase in hepatoma incidence, a 528% increase in the need for transplantation, and a 223% increase in liver death rate.

The roles of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in causing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are well documented. The frequency of HCC correlates with chronic HBV infection rates. HCC is a cancer arising from the liver. It is also known as primary liver cancer or hepatoma. HCC is the fifth most common cancer in the world and the majority of patients with HCC will die within one year because of the cancer. The majority of primary liver cancers (over 90 to 95 %) arises from liver cells and is called hepatocellular cancer or carcinoma. In 1990, the World Health Organization estimated that there were about 430,000 new cases of HCC worldwide, and a similar number of patients died resulting from this disease. Moreover, recent data show that the frequency of HCC in the U.S. overall is rising. Is there a way to curb this rise?

A Healthy Liver is Essential!

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The artichoke bud / sarsaparilla extract utilized in Extreme Health’s Liver Support Formula is an entirely unique complex of phytochemicals extracted from the bud of a hybrid artichoke plant (Cynara floridanum) and the root of the sarsaparilla plant (Smilax officinalis) which can be found at www.extremehealthusa.com or by calling 1-800-800-1285. Proprietary extraction process uses a method in which all plant materials are first combined, macerated, and put into a distilled water / ethanol solvent. This allows the plant materials to interact within the solvent resulting in an exceptional, health-providing formulation of polyphenols and flavonoids.

The artichoke has a long folk history in treating many liver diseases. Recent evidence supports this longtime use. The active ingredient in artichoke is cynarin. This compound is found in highest concentrations in the leaves. Cynara extract has demonstrated liver-protecting and regenerating effects, and promotes the outflow of bile from the liver to the gallbladder. This is very important because if the bile is not being transported adequately to the gallbladder, the liver has an increased risk of being damaged.

Again, there is no cure or completely effective treatment for hepatitis, however the risk of hepatitis-related cirrhosis should not be ignored. Extreme Health is proud to offer perhaps the only liver support protocol with Double Blind Studies verifying its ability to decrease cirrhosis-related liver damage.

The Liver’s Functions Include

An expanding corpus of scientific studies verifies the healthy liver’s prophylactic role in maintaining optimal health. This is precisely due to the liver’s role in regulation, synthesis, and secretion of substances key to maintaining a healthy body. The liver’s functions include, but are not limited to the following:

1) Converts nutrients into energy

2) Helps resist infection

3) Metabolizes proteins

4) Helps regulate blood-sugar levels

5) Filtering and removing toxins ts

6) Removing drugs in our system 12) Manufacturing new body proteins

7) Manufacturing and storage of bile
Removing bacteria from our system

9) Regulating fat storage

10) Manufacturing protein and nutrients

11) Storing iron and essential nutrien

We easily comprehend why the liver is considered the body’s refinery. Accordingly, an overburdened, toxic, or otherwise diseased liver necessarily comprises centrifugal detoxification organs such as the kidneys and gallbladder and can result in extreme pain and even death within 12 to 24 hours! Reciprocally, various diseases and viruses actually engender liver damage; the most dangerous of which is potentially hepatitis.

Complications

- 25,000 Americans die of cirrhosis, the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S.

- 85% of individuals infected with HCV will develop long-term infection.

- 75% of individuals may develop chronic liver disease.

- 15% of individuals may develop cirrhosis over a long period of time.

Fatty Liver (Steatosis) Steato Hepatitis / Cirrhosis

Fatty liver or steatosis is a common condition where fat has accumulated within liver cells (hepatocytes) without causing any specific symptoms.

Recent studies demonstrate that a fatty liver of either alcoholic or non-alcoholic origin can lead to inflammation, cell death, and fibrosis (steatohepatitis), and eventually even cirrhosis.

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Carolyn

Groshan Fabiola asked:


Hepatitis is a viral disease that affects the liver and could cause serious damage to it and to the whole human organism if not treated well.

There exist hepatitis type A, B, C, D, E, non-A, and non-B, caused by A, B, C, D, E viruses.

Preventing hepatitis is better than treating it. There are some methods of prevention which you can easy apply: wash your hands every time before eating and after using the toilet; avoid unhealthy living places; when traveling to developing countries you should be very careful with what you are eating and drinking and make sure that the water you drink is not contaminated by sewage. When swimming in the pool, make sure there is good sanitation.

Teach your family members to keep a good hygiene, to practice safe sex or abstinence and to avoid needles.

Also, if one is contaminated wake sure you clean well with antiseptic cleansers the toilet.

There is a vaccine against hepatitis A and it is addressed to those who travel a lot, who work with infected persons, who change frequently their sex partners and to those who already have a liver disease.

There also exists a vaccine for Hepatitis B, but unfortunately there has not been discovered one for hepatitis C too.

The period of incubation for Hepatitis A virus lasts 2 to 6 weeks. Generally a patient who has developed this disease will recover well, without complications, and will not develop the chronic form of the disease. After recovering, the patient will not pass the virus to other persons too.

The period of incubation for Hepatitis B lasts 4 to 20 weeks, and also, 85% to 90%

Of the infected will recover well without any complications.10% to 15% can develop cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis.

For Hepatitis C the period of incubation is 2 to 26 weeks, and 75% to 85% do not recover well and develop chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, even liver cancer. They can also spread the virus to other healthy persons.

Treating hepatitis A with drugs is not necessary because the disease goes away on its own.

There are some drugs useful in treating hepatitis B and C but some are not recommended to the children.

Generally, the treatment is done in hospital, but if you only have a mild form of the disease you can stay at home. Children especially, should eat smaller, more frequent meals and liquids that are rich in calories and proteins. Call the doctor if you see any of these following symptoms referring to a worsening of the liver condition: skin rash, confusion, and itching, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

If you want to find out more resources about causes of hepatitis c or even about hepatitis c treatment you should visit this website http://www.hepatitis-guide.com

Chester

peterhutch asked:


 
Hepatitis (plural hepatitides) implies injury to the liver characterized by the presence of inflammatory cells in the tissue of the organ. The name is from ancient Greek hepar (????) or hepato- (?????-), meaning liver, and suffix -itis, meaning “inflammation” (c. 1727)[1]. The condition can be self-limiting, healing on its own, or can progress to scarring of the liver. Hepatitis is acute when it lasts less than six months and chronic when it persists longer. A group of viruses known as the hepatitis viruses cause most cases of liver damage worldwide. Hepatitis can also be due to toxins (notably alcohol), other infections or from autoimmune process.

How does hepatitis affect the liver?

The liver breaks down waste products in your blood. When the liver is inflamed, it doesn’t do a good job of getting rid of waste products. One waste product in the blood, called bilirubin (say “billy-roo-bin”), begins to build up in the blood and tissues when the liver isn’t working right. The bilirubin makes the skin of a person with hepatitis turn a yellow-orange color. This is called jaundice (say “john-dis”).

What Are the Signs and Symptoms?

Hepatitis infection causes inflammation of the liver, which means that the liver becomes swollen and damaged and begins losing its ability to function. People with hepatitis often get symptoms similar to those caused by other virus infections, such as weakness, tiredness, and nausea. Because the symptoms of hepatitis are similar to other conditions, it’s easy for a person who has it to confuse it with another illness. In addition, people with hepatitis A may not show any symptoms of the infection, so the infection can go undiagnosed.

What causes it?

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is transmitted from individual to individual through contact with infected bodily fluids, such as blood. Because chronic carriers of HBV are often unaware that they have the virus, they may transmit the disease to others unknowingly. Injecting illegal drugs with contaminated needles or unprotected sexual contact with an infected individual are common ways to become infected. S

Gender

Hepatocellular carcinoma is much more common in males than in females, although much of this is likely due to differences in behaviors affecting the risk factors described below. The fibrolamellar subtype of HCC occurs in about equal numbers in both sexes.

Autoimmune chronic hepatitis accounts for about 20% of all chronic hepatitis cases. Like other autoimmune disorders, this condition develops because a genetically defective immune system attacks the body’s own cells and organs, in this case, the liver, after being triggered by an environmental agent, probably a virus. Suspects include the measles virus, a hepatitis virus, or the Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis. It is also possible that a reaction to a drug or other toxin that affects the liver also triggers an autoimmune response in susceptible individuals.

Prevention:

The following hepatitis vaccines are available:

Hepatitis A vaccine is available for people in high-risk groups, like day care and nursing home workers, laboratory workers, and those traveling to parts of the world where hepatitis is common.

What’s the treatment?

The majority of people with hepatitis B don’t need specific treatment other than rest and they eventually make a full recovery.

If the infection lasts more than six months (chronic hepatitis infection), a hospital liver specialist may recommend an antiviral drug treatment called alpha interferon. This treatment aims to reduce the risk of permanent liver damage (cirrhosis) and liver cancer.

Medical Treatment

If you are dehydrated, your doctor may prescribe IV fluid to help you feel better.

If you are experiencing significant nausea and vomiting, you will receive medicines to control these symptoms.


Shirley

Juliet Cohen asked:


Autoimmune hepatitis is a disease in which the system’s exempt structure attacks liver cells. Although the cause for this isn’t completely clear-cut, some diseases, toxins and drugs may spark autoimmune hepatitis in vulnerable folk, particularly women. The disease is normally rather severe and, if not treated, gets worse over moment. Usually, the exempt structure does not respond against the system’s own cells. However, sometimes it erroneously attacks the cells it is supposed to defend. This reaction is called autoimmunity. Autoimmune hepatitis can produce after such viral infections as intense hepatitis A, hepatitis B or measles or after transmission with the Epstein-Barr virus. Some medications wound the liver immediately - overdoses of the popular pain backup acetaminophen, for instance, can induce liver bankruptcy. Other hereditary abnormalities may have autoimmune hepatitis more competitive and harder to handle.

This disease is almost popular in inexperienced girls and women. Autoimmune hepatitis is normally chronic, significance it can live for years, and can head to cirrhosis of the liver and finally liver bankruptcy. The higher blood force drug methyldopa, the anti-inflammatory diclofenac, the antibiotics minocycline and nitrofurantoin, and possibly atorvastatin may spark autoimmune hepatitis in some folk. Autoimmune hepatitis is classified as either type I or II. Type I is the most common form in North America. It occurs at any age and is more common among women than men. Type II autoimmune hepatitis is less common, typically affecting girls ages 2 to 14, although adults can have it too. The chronic inflammation gradually damages the liver cells which results in serious problems. Autoimmune hepatitis is usually not preventable. Awareness of risk factors may allow early detection and treatment.

Signs and symptoms of autoimmune hepatitis can drift from insignificant to serious and may go on abruptly or produce over moment. Symptoms of autoimmune hepatitis scope from balmy to serious. Some people have few, if any, problems in the early stages of the disease, whereas others experience signs and symptoms such as: yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes, abnormal blood vessels on the skin, fluid in the abdomen, nausea and vomiting, abdominal discomfort and liver scarring. People in advanced stages of the disease are more likely to have symptoms such as fluid in the abdomen (ascites) or mental confusion. Women may stop having menstrual periods. A routine blood test for liver enzymes can help reveal a pattern typical of hepatitis, but further tests, especially for autoantibodies, are needed to diagnose autoimmune hepatitis.

Blood tests too assist distinguish autoimmune hepatitis from viral hepatitis or a metabolic disease. Treatment works better when autoimmune hepatitis is diagnosed early. With appropriate handling, autoimmune hepatitis can normally be controlled. The primary treatment is medicine to suppress an overactive immune system. Both types of autoimmune hepatitis are treated with daily doses of a corticosteroid called prednisone. A liver transplant may be an option when autoimmune hepatitis doesn’t respond to drug treatments or in cases of advanced liver disease. Another medicine, azathioprine is also used to treat autoimmune hepatitis. Most people will need to take prednisone, with or without azathioprine, for years. Some people take it for life. Corticosteroids may slow down the disease, but everyone is different. In about one out of every three people, treatment can eventually be stopped. Like prednisone, azathioprine suppresses the immune system, but in a different way.

Allen

Groshan Fabiola asked:


Hepatitis C generally refers to infection of the liver. The disease has an incubation stage of up to six months, and patients often have no clear symptoms over this period of time. In some cases the symptoms of hepatitis C occur after a few months from the moment of infection, while in other cases the symptoms of hepatitis C occur after more than a year, when the disease becomes chronic.

Due to the unspecific character of most symptoms produced by hepatitis C, the process of establishing the accurate diagnosis is very complicated and time consuming for doctors. It is virtually impossible for doctors to diagnose hepatitis C relying solely on patients’ reports of symptoms and clinical examinations. In order to reveal conclusive evidence of HCV (hepatitis C virus) infection, doctors need to perform a series of laboratory tests. Careful blood analyses are considered to be the most reliable method of tracing clear signs of hepatitis C in patients with suspected hepatitis. Liver biopsy is another useful medical procedure that can indicate the presence of infection with HCV and that can also provide doctors with additional information regarding the progression of the disease.

In early stages of infection with HCV, most persons experience no symptoms at all. Other persons may experience very diffuse, hardly perceivable generalized symptoms such as fatigue and nausea. At first, the symptoms produced by hepatitis C are generally mild and resemble those produced by cold or flu: muscular weakness and tenderness; joint stiffness and pain; loss of appetite. Mild or moderate fever can also occur in patients with hepatitis C in the early phases of the disease. A more relevant symptom consists in recurrent pain and pronounced discomfort in the liver area, often suggesting infection and inflammation of the organ.

In the later stages of infection with HCV, the symptoms produced by the disease gradually increase in intensity and duration, pointing to potential complications. In advanced phases of hepatitis C, the most common symptoms are: yellowish appearance of the skin and mucosal membranes (mouth and nasal mucosal lining), yellowish appearance of the eyes (often indicating the development of jaundice or icterus), light-colored feces and dark-colored urine. Patients diagnosed with complicated forms of hepatitis C can suffer from enlargement and inflammation of the liver and spleen, severe weight loss, severe body weakness, nausea, abdominal pain and vomiting. Patients with complicated hepatitis C often develop intolerance to alcoholic beverages. Pronounced intolerance to alcohol as well as to fatty food products can be an indicator of cirrhosis (liver cancer).

If you want to find out more resources about hepatitis c symptoms or even about hepatitis c transmission you should visit this website http://www.hepatitis-guide.com

Gertrude

Juliet Cohen asked:


Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. It is common worldwide. Many illnesses and conditions can cause inflammation of the liver, for example, drugs, alcohol, chemicals, and autoimmune diseases. The most common etiology of acute hepatitis is viral infection. In North America, hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C are the commonest causes of viral hepatitis. Viral hepatitis occurs less commonly with infections such as Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, adenovirus, herpes simplex and Coxsackie virus. There are several hepatitis viruses; they have been named types A, B, C, D, E, F (not confirmed), and G. Hepatitis A is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). Hepatitis A can affect anyone. In the United States, hepatitis A can occur in situations ranging from isolated

Minnie