Hepatitis

By: Keira Strohhacker and Jenny Chang

__//Overview..//__ - There are three types of hepatitis. Hepatitis A, B,and C. - HAV is one of several viruses that can cause hepatitis - Hepatitis is a virus

=**__Hepatitis A__**= Nausea Vomiting Diarrhea Pale or grey colored stool Low grade fever Loss of appetite Rash Tiredness Jaundice Dark brown urine Pain over the area where your liver is
 * //What are the symptoms?//**

//**How is it transmitted?**// Hepatitis A is a virus **transmitted** by eating or drinking something that has been contaminated. It can be prevented by a variety vaccines. Most people mild to serious hepatitis A recover naturally

//**How is it treated?**// There is no specific medicine to treat Hepatitis A, only procedures and treatments to relieve //symptoms.//

Wash your hands carefully several times a day. (Before and after use of the toilet, before preparing food, etc...) Do not eat raw or under-cooked seafood or shellfish from anywhere with unsure sanitation. (This can include big, developed cities, as well as small islands) When traveling to foreign countries, you should not drink untreated water or drinks with ice in them. You shouldn't eat any fruit or vegetables from there unless they have been peeled or cooked. **//Is there a vaccination?//** The vaccinations Havrix and VAQTA are given to prevent becoming infected with Hepatitis A. These vaccinations are thought to protect individuals from becoming infected for at least 20 years. media type="youtube" key="Te-rDGG4azc" height="315" width="420" =**__ Hepatitis B __**= //**What are the symptoms?**// Appetite loss Fatigue Nausea Itching all over the __body__ Pain over area of the liver Pale grey stools Dark Urine Confusion/lathargy
 * //How can I prevent hepatitis A?//**

Complications of HBV include development of a chronic HBV infection. People who undergo this complication are at much higher risk for liver damage, liver cancer, liver damage, and even death. //** How is it transmitted? **// Hepatitis B can be **transmitted** by sexual contact or through blood and other __body__ fluids. Hepatitis B can be prevented by giving hepatitis B immune globulin to people who have recent contact with infected __body__ fluids or immunization with a hepatitis B vaccine. Even if you get Hepatitis B, you can be recovoered completely. Heat your food or water to 185 F or 85 C to kill the hepatitis A virus.

Acute hepatitis B usually resolves on its own and does not require medical __treatment__, but if a patient suffers severe symptoms(vomiting, etc.) they can receive __treatment__ for such symptoms.
 * //How is it treated?//**

Engage in only **protected** sex Don't __share__ drug injecting needles Don't share anything that might have blood on it. (Toothbrushes, razors, nail clippers, etc.)
 * //How can I prevent getting this virus?//**

Is there a __vaccination__? he vaccines given to prevent this virus are [|Engerix-B, Recombivax HB] You should get vaccinated for this virus if you are travelling to a foreign __country__, in prison, a man who has sex with other men, people who inject illegal __drugs__, and people infected with __HIV__ =__**Hepatitis C**__= //**What are the symptoms?**// Appetite loss Fatigue Nausea Itching all over the body Pain over area of the liver Pale grey stools Dark Urine

//**How is it transmitted?**// Hepatitus C can be **transmitted** by sharing drug-injecting equiptment(needles), use of tattooing equiptment that has not been sterrilized, blood transfusion, and sometimes through blood exposure during unprotected sex

//**How can I prevent getting this virus?**// Avoid contact with infected blood Do not inject recreational drugs Avoid having multiple sex partners and engaging in anal sex

//**Is there a vaccine?**// Currently, there is no vaccination for Hepatitis C

//**How is it treated?**// There is no treatment for the virus itself, only treatment for symptoms.

References: [|www.avert.org/hepatitus.htm] [] http://www.emedicinehealth.com/hepatitis_b/article_em.htm#Hepatitis B Overview|http://www.emedicinehealth.com/hepatitis_b/article_em.htm#Hepatitis B Overview