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Are there other types of viral hepatitis?

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Yes, the other most common types are hepatitis A and B. Hepatitis A is usually transmitted by personal contact with someone who is infected and by drinking contaminated water or eating contaminated food. Most people recover from hepatitis A within 6 months without serious health problems. Hepatitis B is transmitted through infected blood and other bodily fluids.
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Viral Hepatitis
How you get it: Eating food or drinking water contaminated with feces, or the bowel movement (BM), from a person infected with the hepatitis A virus (HAV). It can also be caused by anal-oral contact. Some examples include: Eating food contaminated by a person with hepatitis A who prepares food. It can happen if the person did not wash his hands after using the bathroom and then touched the food.
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What is viral hepatitis?

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Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. Viral hepatitis is inflammation of the liver caused by a virus. There are five identified types of viral hepatitis and each one is caused by a different virus. In the United States, hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C are the most common types. Hepatitis A is caused by hepatitis A virus (HAV), hepatitis B is caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C is caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV).
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Top of page Can I get viral hepatitis from an animal?

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No. Hepatitis viruses are not zoonotic meaning that they cannot be transmitted between, or be shared by, animals and humans. No natural animal or insect hosts or vectors are known to exist. While humans are the only natural hosts, some non-human primates can be experimentally infected for research purposes. Yes. Although studies have not been done to look at this issue, there is no reason to believe that this would be a problem.
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What are the symptoms of viral hepatitis?

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The symptoms of acute (newly acquired) hepatitis A, B, and C are the same. Symptoms occur more often in adults than in children. If symptoms occur, they might include:
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What are the types of viral hepatitis and how do they spread?

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Types of viral hepatitis are Hepatitis A, B, C, D & E. Of these, Hepatitis D can occur only in conjunction with Hepatitis B. Hepatitis A and E spread through the feco-oral route i.e by contaminated water and uncooked fruits & vegetables. Hepatitis B and C spread through contact with body fluids i.
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What are the signs of viral hepatitis?

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Some people with viral hepatitis have no signs of the infection. For other people, these signs might occur:
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How is viral hepatitis diagnosed?

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Through blood tests and a medical evaluation. There are different blood tests, depending on the type of viral hepatitis that the doctor thinks you have.
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How Viral Hepatitis is Transmitted?

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Fulford offers PCR diagnostic services at a subsidized rate and free counseling to hepatitis patients.
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INOVA HEALTH SYSTEM : LIVER : Frequently Asked Questions
Hepatitis A is transmitted via fecal-oral routes (i.e. by ingestion of contaminated food or water, etc.). Hepatitis B is transmitted via infected fluids (i.e. sexual contact, tattoos, body piercing tools and other contaminated needles, or from mother to newborn). Hepatitis C is spread in ways similar to Hepatitis B (i.e. through blood products, contaminated needles and other similar tools).
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Disease Control & Environmental Epidemiology FAQ's
Hepatitis A and E are transmitted when fecal material from an infected person is accidentally ingested by another person, through food, water, or contaminated hands or objects. Hepatitis B and C viruses are in the blood of infected persons. These infections can be transmitted when the blood enters another person through a fresh cut, wound, puncture, or mucous membrane. Hepatitis B can also be sexually transmitted. Hepatitis D (Delta virus) can only be passed along with the Hepatitis B virus.
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NO. There are at 7 known, identifiable kind of viral hepatitis with more being researched, Hepatitis A, B, C, D, E, F, & G
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Can I donate blood if I have had any type of viral hepatitis?

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If you had any type of viral hepatitis since aged 11 years, you are not eligible to donate blood. In addition, if you ever tested positive for hepatitis B or hepatitis C, at any age, you are not eligible to donate, even if you were never sick or jaundiced from the infection.
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WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HEPATITIS?

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Five different hepatitis viruses have been identified: type A; type B; type C; type D, or delta virus; and type E. Type A is probably the most prevalent of the viral hepatitis worldwide, followed by types B, E, C, and D.
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What is the cause of viral hepatitis?

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Hepatitis A and E are generally self-limiting. After the resolution of an acute infection, they rarely go on to chronic hepatitis or carrier state. Occasionally, however, they may lead to fulminant hepatitis. After the resolution of acute hepatitis B or C, some of the patients may become carriers or may have chronic hepatitis. It is this group of patients who may develop complications, e.g. liver cirrhosis or liver cancer. TOP
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To have had viral hepatitis, contraindicates the donation of organs?

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No. In our country more of 90% of the virales hepatitis are by virus type A, that it does not contraindicate the donation. In those rare cases in that it has been by other types of virus like hepatitis B or C, also it is possible to be donor in particular situations that are determined by the specialists. Yes.
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II.6.0 SHOULD I BE VACCINATED AGAINST OTHER TYPES OF HEPATITIS?

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Patients with chronic hepatitis C who are at risk for hepatitis B should be offered vaccination during their first contact with healthcare professionals, according to a report from Great Britain's University of Cambridge. ("Prospective Study of Hepatitis B Vaccination in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C," British Medical Journal, May 25, 1996;312:1336-1337). Chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infection is estimated to occur in between 70- and 92 percent of intravenous drug users.
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What is Hepatitis?

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Hepatitis means "inflammation of the liver". There are seven known types of hepatitis, but it is usually caused by one of three viruses; Hepatitis A, B or C. The effects of each virus are different. In some cases viral Hepatitis can lead to cirrhosis (scarring of the liver), which can lead to serious life-threatening diseases including cancer of the liver. People can die from Hepatitis.
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Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) is spread by eating food or drinking water contaminated with feces, or the bowel movement (BM) from a person infected with the Hepatitis A Virus. It can also be caused by anal-oral contact. Adults who become infected with HAV usually have bad symptoms for several weeks. Almost everyone who gets infected will recover and become immune to being infected again. There is a vaccine to prevent Hepatitis A.
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Hepatitis means “inflammation of the liver”. There are seven known types of hepatitis, but it is usually caused by one of three viruses; Hepatitis A, B or C. The effects of each virus are different. In some cases viral Hepatitis can lead to cirrhosis (scarring of the liver), which can lead to serious life-threatening diseases including cancer of the liver. People can die from Hepatitis.
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If Ravensara Aromatica is good for Viral hepatitis, is it also good for Hepatitis C. ?

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MZ: Yes. Try also our VIRUS OUT. It also can help with a mononucleosis condition. Put a drop on the inside ankle or the wrist as it enters the blood immediately.
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Is it effective for viral hepatitis A, B and C sufferers to take the Tian Xian Liquid?

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Yes. By taking Tian Xian Liquid in conjunction with Tian Xian Capsule No. 6 , the liver functions may be strengthened to prevent cirrhosis.
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Patients with chronic hepatitis C who are at risk for hepatitis B should be offered vaccination during their first contact with healthcare professionals, according to a report from Great Britain's University of Cambridge. ( "Prospective Study of Hepatitis B Vaccination in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C," British Medical Journal, May 25, 1996;312:1336-1337 ). Chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infection is estimated to occur in between 70- and 92 percent of intravenous drug users.
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