Brief of Liver Diseases

Liver disease (hepatitis) is a disease that attacks the liver. Not yet have a clear medical cause of liver disease.

However, people suffering from hepatitis possibilities:

    Having one of several abnormalities, among them the liver tissue infections caused by viruses
    Has a history of pain in liver function due to poisoning
    Ever suffered liver damage due to blood not function properly tersuplai to other organs
    Immune system, causing a chaotic heart performance is not optimal
    Suffered trauma to the abdomen in the area of ​​liver tissue.

A. The virus that causes hepatitis:

    Epstein Barr Virus
    VaricellaChickenpox
    Cytome galovirus (CMV)

B. Symptoms:

    High fever
    Prolonged Diarrhea
    The muscles are sore and painful
    Loss of passion and losing weight drastically
    Often delirious

C. Hepatitis is divided into three groups:

1. Hepatitis A

Hepatitis is caused by hepatitis A virus (HAV) and many suffered by the children. The virus spreads through feces and urine, and utensils that are infected by the virus. The effects of this type of hepatitis is not large, but expected the mothers continue to monitor the health of their children.

2. Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B is caused by Hepatitis B virus (HBV), which has a wider range in its distribution. The virus is spread through blood, semen, vaginal fluids, tears, and urine. Transfusion of blood contaminated with hepatitis virus can also transmit hepatitis B. The use together drug injection equipment allows a person infected with hepatitis B. unhealthy sexual activity can also trigger this type of hepatitis. Mothers who are infected with Hepatitis B virus can also transmit the virus to her fetus.

3. Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C is caused in the event of direct blood contact between a patient with other people. The symptoms are caused almost similar to hepatitis A and B.

Yet it leads to chronic liver disease. If this affects a person, one way to heal is by liver transplantation.

Hepatitis C can occur because:

  -  Exchanging a tool when using drugs
  -  Use of unhygienic tattooing
  -  Blood transfusions contaminated with hepatitis virus
  -  Transmission between mother to fetus.
  -  Unhealthy sexual contact

Prevention:

   - Healthy lifestyle and maintaining personal hygiene tools.
   - Always be alert, especially when drinking in a restaurant or when swimming in public pools.
   - Control your drinking water is always to drink water that has been boiled
   - Always wash hands before eating, especially after doing the activity of the toilet
   - Clean the toilet or bathroom with an antiseptic.