A virus called Hepatitis A, is a common cause of infective jaundice. This virus is transmitted through water and food. Children are often affected. The other viruses such as Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C viruses are transmitted through blood. Viruses responsible for these infections spread through the body secretions like saliva, sweat, semen, vaginal fluids of infected persons. Close contact and sexual intercourse are important factors in spread. Homosexuals contract these infections more easily.

The treatment for jaundice depends upon the type of jaundice. For viral hepatitis, causing jaundice, there is no definitive treatment. Only supportive measures are given. The virus is slowly eliminated from the body with the help of the immune system. See similar questions...

The word jaundice actually means yellow. When someone says "your baby is jaundiced" or "your baby has jaundice", they mean the same thing ? "your baby looks yellow". See similar questions...

In breastfed infants, jaundice often lasts for more than 2 to 3 weeks. In formula-fed infants, most jaundice goes away by 2 weeks. If your baby is jaundiced for more than 3 weeks, see your baby's doctor. The information contained in this publication should not be used as a substitute for the medical care and advice of your pediatrician. There may be variations in treatment that your pediatrician may recommend based on individual facts and circumstances. See similar questions...

Blood tests are done to assess the overall function of the liver. These tests are collectively called Liver Function Tests. These tests will show if there is on going destruction of the liver. Blood tests will help identify the type of jaundice. They will show whether the synthetic function of the liver is good. The various clotting tests can be done to see if the liver is producing adequate proteins for clotting purposes. See similar questions...

Hepatitis B is one of the common causes of jaundice that can have serious consequences. Immunising a person can prevent this viral infection and its consequences. The vaccine is easily available and is usually given in three doses either at monthly intervals or two doses are given at monthly intervals and the third six months after the first dose. Immunisation with the vaccine now begins from the infant period itself. See similar questions...

Jaundice usually appears first on the face and then moves to the chest, belly, arms, and legs as bilirubin levels get higher. The whites of the eyes can also look yellow. Jaundice can be harder to see in babies with darker skin color. Your baby’s doctor or nurse can test how much bilirubin is in your baby’s blood. See similar questions...

Sometimes stones & growths block the pathway of bile drainage from the liver (where it is made) to the small intestine (where it acts on the food to digest and break down fats). This can also cause jaundice. Stones in the bile pathway usually originate in the gall bladder. This often requires removal of the gall bladder along with the stones in the biliary pathway. Growths may require major surgery for their removal. See similar questions...

Foods that are rich in glucose are recommended in jaundice. These help the liver cells to regenerate and also provide the required nourishment for the body. Fats are to be taken in reduced quantities. Deep fried foods & alcohol are to be avoided. See similar questions...

Jaundice is a condition that causes a pronounced yellow tint to the skin and the white part of the eyes as a result of a higher-than-normal amount of bilirubin in the blood (hyperbilirubinemia). Bilirubin is a substance produced by the breakdown of red blood cells and hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. See similar questions...

The amount of jaundice experienced by most newborns is not harmful. However, at very high levels, bilirubin is toxic (harmful, damaging) to the brain. What happens is that when the bilirubin level in the blood rises very high or very fast, bilirubin starts to move from the bloodstream into the brain. In the brain, bilirubin can directly harm the brain cells, and actually cause permanent brain cell damage. See similar questions...

There are 2 types of tests for jaundice. The best test is a blood test called a bilirubin test. (sometimes also called a serum bilirubin or a blood bilirubin test). This test measures the amount of bilirubin in the baby's blood at a certain point in time. A blood or serum bilirubin test (the kind they send to the laboratory) takes about an hour to run and get the results back. The test is not very expensive, ranging from a low of about $25 to a high of about $75 in some areas. See similar questions...

The most common way to treat jaundice is with phototherapy. "Photo" means light, so phototherapy is "light therapy". The baby is undressed and placed under special lights that penetrate the skin and change the bilirubin chemical to a form that the baby can eliminate from the body more easily. The good thing about phototherapy is that it starts to work immediately. Circulating bilirubin starts changing into a non-toxic form. It doesn't hurt the baby. See similar questions...

Jaundice can't be prevented; in fact, a little jaundice is natural and harmless. Severe jaundice, however, can and should be prevented. The 2 most important things parents can do to prevent severe jaundice in their baby are: Keep your baby's follow-up appointments, as scheduled, with your baby's healthcare provider. These appointments are carefully timed to check your baby for jaundice before it becomes severe. See similar questions...

If your baby has already been seen by a health care provider, and had a bilirubin check, hopefully you have made a follow-up plan with that health care provider to recheck your baby's bilirubin in about 24 hours, unless your baby's jaundice is already going away, and your health care provider doesn't feel this is necessary. However, if your baby is less than 5 days old the jaundice is probably still increasing so you do need to have a plan for someone to re-check your baby's jaundice. See similar questions...

Hepatitis A - Occurs most often in school children and young adults, and it is the most prevalent type of hepatitis with an estimated 1.4 million cases reported each year... Hepatitis B, previously known as serum hepatitis, is inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). If you are infected with the virus, you may have a short (acute) illness or sometimes no obvious illness at all. See similar questions...

No, Jaundice should not affect the scanner score. The skin colour change is primarily due to bilirubin, which is not detected by the scanner because it has a difference wavelength for raman spectroscopy. If the skin colour change was due to carotenoids it would affect the scanner score. While carotenoids and other nutrients support a healthy immune system, the scanner does not directly measure the strength of the immune system or risk of disease. See similar questions...