What is the difference between Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C?
Hepatitis A is an acute infectious disease of the liver caused by the the hepatitis A virus or HAV. The is commonly transmitted by the fecal-oral route through contaminated food or drinking water. There are approximately 10 million people worldwide that are infected with this virus.
The incubation period is two to six weeks and with an average of 28 days. Hepatitis A does not have a chronic stage. It is not also progressive and does not cause permanent liver damage.It can be prevented through vaccination.
Hepatitis B on the other hand is an infectious illness that is caused by hepatitis B virus, a hepadnavvirus-hepa from hepatotrophic and dna because it is a DNA virus. It also has a circular genome composes of partially double-stranded DNA. This virus cause an inflammation of the liver called hepatitis.
It can be transmitted through exposure of infectious blood or body fluids containing blood. Hepatitis B is a chronic illness, it can progress and can cause liver cirrhosis and liver cancer which is a fatal disease. This disease however can be prevented by vaccination.
Hepatitis C is an infectious disease that is caused by Hepatitis C virus, a small, enveloped, single-stranded, positive sense RNA virus. It is the only known member of the hepacivirus genus in the family of Flaviviridae. The infection is usually asymptomatic but once it is there chronic infection can progress into scarring of the liver and advance scarring or cirrhosis which is apparent after many years.
Those with cirrhosis will go on and progress to develop liver failure or liver cancer in some case. This is life threatening because it can cause esophageal varices that can cause rupture of esophageal veins resulting in vomiting of blood and internal bleeding.
Hepatitis is a serious medical condition that affects many people. It is a disease that requires medical attention to prevent any complications. It is an infectious disease that is why it is very important to cure the person who is infected with the virus to prevent the spread of infection.
Hepatitis A and hepatitis B is different from one another because they are caused by different kinds of viruses. The signs and symptoms can be similar to one another since the disease mainly affects the liver. -quote Hepatitis A is caused by eating food and drinking water infected with a virus called HAV.It can also be caused by anal-oral contact during sex.
While it can cause swelling and inflammation in the liver, it doesn't lead to chronic, or life long, disease. Almost everyone who gets hepatitis A has a full recovery. Hepatitis B is caused by the virus HBV.
It is spread by contact with an infected person's blood, semen, or other body fluid. And, it is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). You can get hepatitis B by: • Having unprotected sex (not using a condom) with an infected person.
€¢ Sharing drug needles (for illegal drugs like heroin and cocaine or legal drugs like vitamins and steroids). €¢ Getting a tattoo or body piercing with dirty (unsterile) needles and tools that were used on someone else. €¢ Getting pricked with a needle that has infected blood on it (health care workers can get hepatitis B this way).
€¢ Sharing a toothbrush, razor, or other personal items with an infected person. €¢ An infected woman can give hepatitis B to her baby at birth or through her breast milk. €¢ Through a bite from another person.
With hepatitis B, the liver also swells. Hepatitis B can be a serious infection that can cause liver damage, which may result in cancer. Some people are not able to get rid of the virus, which makes the infection chronic, or life long.
Blood banks test all donated blood for hepatitis B, greatly reducing the risk for getting the virus from blood transfusions or blood products. -end quote Source(s): http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/hepc/f/hep_faq3.htm http://www.aarogya.com/conditions-and-diseases/hepatitis/3562-difference-between-hepatitis-a-a-b.html.
Richard Manch, MD, is the medical director of the Banner Good Samaritan Liver Disease Center in Phoenix, Ariz. Question: Can you explain the difference between Hepatitis A, B and C (and other letters)? If I get a vaccination for hepatitis, which am I protected from?
Answer: “Hepatitis” means inflammation of the liver. It can have many causes, including viruses, medications and alcohol. Most commonly, however, we think of the viruses, called A, B and C.
Hepatitis A causes an acute hepatitis that almost always gets better on its own. It is easily spread from person to person, in food and water, and can infect many people at once. Hepatitis B can be both acute (short-term illness) and chronic (ongoing illness), and is spread through blood or other body fluids in various ways.
Hepatitis C is almost always chronic and spreads only by blood. Hepatitis A and B can be prevented by vaccination, but not Hepatitis C. There are now many good medications available to treat chronic Hepatitis B and C.
The symptoms of acute hepatitis include yellowing of the skin and eyes, nausea, fever and fatigue. Chronic hepatitis may have no symptoms, and can last many years and lead to cirrhosis of the liver, which means the liver becomes heavily scarred and less functional. Cirrhosis can sometimes lead to cancer of the liver or liver failure, both of which may require a liver transplant.
Prevention is very important. Other than vaccination, people should be very careful about hygiene (such as hand-washing after using the restroom) to prevent Hepatitis A. Hepatitis B and C can be transmitted by sex or sharing needles, razors, or toothbrushes with someone who has the disease.
In the U.S., there are about 4 million people with Hepatitis C, and 2 million with Hepatitis B. All three forms of viral hepatitis are very common around the world.
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