Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver due to various reasons. Hepatitis that lasts less than 6 months is called "acute hepatitis, hepatitis that lasted more than 6 months is called" chronic hepatitis ".
Usually occurs because of viral hepatitis, especially one of the five hepatitis viruses, namely A, B, C, D or E. Hepatitis can also occur due to other viral infections, such as infectious mononucleosis, yellow fever and cytomegalovirus infection. Causes of non-viral hepatitis is primarily alcohol and drugs.
Type of Hepatitis Virus
Hepatitis A Virus
Hepatitis A virus mainly spreads through feces. The spread is due to the poor level of cleanliness. In developing countries often an outbreak that spread occurs through food and water.
Hepatitis A virus mainly spreads through feces. The spread is due to the poor level of cleanliness. In developing countries often an outbreak that spread occurs through food and water.
Hepatitis B virus
Transmission is not as easy as viral hepatitis A. Hepatitis B virus is transmitted through blood or blood products. Transmission usually occurs among drug users who use needles together, or between sexual partners (both heterosexual and homosexual men).
Pregnant women who are infected by hepatitis B can transmit the virus to their babies during childbirth. Hepatitis B can be transmitted by healthy people who carry the hepatitis B virus In the Far East region and Africa, several cases of hepatitis B develop chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and liver cancer.
Hepatitis C Virus
Causing at least 80% of cases of hepatitis due to blood transfusion. Hepatitis C virus is most commonly transmitted through drug users who use needles together. Rarely occur through sexual transmission. For reasons that are unclear, patients with "alcoholic liver disease" often suffer from hepatitis C.
Hepatitis D Virus
Only occurs as a co-infection of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis D virus causes hepatitis B infection becomes more severe. Who have high risk of this virus are drug addicts.
Only occurs as a co-infection of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis D virus causes hepatitis B infection becomes more severe. Who have high risk of this virus are drug addicts.
Hepatitis E Virus
Hepatitis E virus outbreak that resemble sometimes cause hepatitis A, which only occurs in underdeveloped countries.
Hepatitis G Virus
A new type of viral hepatitis that has been detected recently.
Other viruses can cause hepatitis:
* Mumps Virus
* Rubella Virus
* Virus Cytomegalovirus
* Epstein-Barr Virus
* Herpes Virus
Other viruses can cause hepatitis:
* Mumps Virus
* Rubella Virus
* Virus Cytomegalovirus
* Epstein-Barr Virus
* Herpes Virus
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