hepatitis is a general term for liver inflammation caused by various reasons. It is manifested as liver cells being destroyed, liver function being damaged, and serological liver function abnormalities. There are many causes of hepatitis, mainly including viruses, parasites, bacteria, alcohol , drugs, chemical toxicants, autoimmunity, etc. Children and adults can get sick, and the clinical manifestations of patients vary.
Various types of hepatitis can have common clinical manifestations after onset, such as fatigue, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, greasiness, abdominal distension, yellow urine, liver pain, etc. The treatment methods adopted for different types of hepatitis are also different. Personalized treatment plans can be formulated based on the patient's clinical type, severity of the disease and comorbidities.
viral hepatitis is the most common in my country. According to the different viruses infected, it can be divided into hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C , hepatitis D and hepatitis E .
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First of all, let’s learn about what hepatitis B is?
Hexamination refers to an infectious disease caused by hepatitis B virus , mainly caused by liver damage.
patients are mainly clinical manifestations such as fatigue, nausea, loss of appetite, upper abdominal discomfort, and pain in the liver area. The sources of infection of hepatitis B are mainly acute and chronic hepatitis B patients and virus carriers. The transmission routes mainly include mother-to-child transmission, sexual contact transmission, blood and body fluid transmission.
Generally, there are three methods for hepatitis B infection, one is sexual contact transmission, the second is mother-to-child vertical transmission, and the third is blood transfusion transmission. According to the patient's condition rate, whether antiviral treatment is required. When the replication and aminotransferase of the hepatitis B virus is significantly increased, it is believed that there is hepatitis B virus activity, and anti-hepatitis B virus treatment is needed at this time.
For chronic hepatitis B patients with viral replication in the body and causing liver damage, antiviral drugs should be used in time for treatment when they meet the treatment indications. The currently recommended drugs are entecavir, tenofovir fumarate, and tenofovir fumarate. Susceptible patients are vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine in a timely manner, which is the most effective measure to prevent hepatitis B virus infection.
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What is hepatitis C?
viral hepatitis is referred to as hepatitis C or hepatitis C . It is a viral hepatitis caused by hepatitis C virus infection. It is mainly transmitted through blood transfusion, acupuncture and drug use and other transmission channels. According to statistics from the World Health Organization , the global infection rate of hepatitis C virus is about 3%. It is estimated that about 180 million people are infected with hepatitis C virus, and the number of cases of hepatitis C is about 35,000 each year.
Hexamination is globally prevalent, which can lead to chronic inflammatory necrosis of the liver and fibrosis of . Some patients may develop into cirrhosis of , or even hepatocellular carcinoma, which is extremely harmful to the health and life of patients and has become a serious social and public health problem.
With the changes in the disease spectrum in recent years and the greater emphasis on this disease, the detection rate has increased. For example, when performing some operating examinations of gastroscopy , patients will be asked to check for hepatitis C antibodies. Hepatitis C patients are transmitted through body fluids, that is, blood infection, sexual contact infection, and vertical transmission of mother and baby.
Therefore, hepatitis C is infectious. There are currently good treatment methods for hepatitis C. This condition can be cured through oral treatment of small molecule compounds.
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What is the difference between hepatitis B and hepatitis C? Beware of these four abnormalities in the body. I hope to know that
Hepatitis B and hepatitis C have different pathogens. The pathogen of hepatitis B is DNA, and the pathogen of hepatitis C is RNA. Both diseases will cause damage to the organs of the human body. Therefore, no matter which type of hepatitis is, it is relatively serious. You need to pay attention to prevention. When you find that you have this disease, you must do a good job in related treatment.
. Different pathogens: the biggest difference between the two is that hepatitis B is a DNA virus, which is also the only DNA virus in viral hepatitis. Biscuits are very different. Like other types, they belong to RNA viruses. This difference determines the difference between disease and treatment.
. Hepatitis C is difficult to prevent than hepatitis B: At present, the hepatitis B vaccine is popular in my country. Injection of hepatitis B vaccine in infants and young children can greatly improve the control of hepatitis B incidence, but hepatitis C is different. At present, the hepatitis C vaccine has not been vaccinated, and it cannot effectively control the onset factors
. Different transmission routes: Hepatitis B is a typical liver infectious disease that many people do not know. The mother is infected with hepatitis B. Body fluid transmission is a common transmission route for hepatitis B. Hepatitis C is different from hepatitis B. It is mainly transmitted through parenteral means, that is, blood transfusion is the most common transmission route, but mother-son transmission is also present in hepatitis C. During delivery, the fetus may be infected through body fluid contact.
. Different infection conditions: Hepatitis B itself is hepatitis with protective antibodies. As long as there are surface antibodies in the human body, it will not be harmed by the hepatitis B virus at will. However, since there are no protective antibodies for hepatitis C in the human body, it is easy to get infected with this virus after exposure to the hepatitis C virus.
The probability of hepatitis B in my country transitioning from acute to chronic is only about 10%. The probability of hepatitis C transition reaching 50% is a major issue in the prevention and management of hepatitis C.
. Hepatitis C has stronger drug resistance than hepatitis B: For hepatitis B, hepatitis C has strong drug resistance and variability, and it is difficult to treat. Generally speaking, as long as patients with hepatitis B deal with it in time, the treatment and prognosis will have obvious effects, but the treatment and prognosis of hepatitis B patients are often not ideal, and some of them develop to the degree of cirrhosis.
. Different diagnosis methods: Hepatitis B is generally serological examination . Hepatitis C is very troublesome and the cost of virus examination is also very high. At the same time, the hepatitis C antibody has false positive , and a clear diagnosis is needed.
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warning about these four abnormalities in the body, hoping to know
. Loss of appetite: During the development of type C viral hepatitis, most patients will have adverse reactions to the digestive system, the main characteristics are loss of appetite and nausea. This is because the liver is a very important organ of the human body. In addition to playing a role, it can also participate in digestion.
Only when digesting smoothly can nutrition be obtained by the body normally. If the disease continues to develop and the liver is damaged, the digestive ability will become worse, followed by a decrease in appetite. Many people lose their appetite. It is obvious that this signal should not be considered as a decrease in gastrointestinal function, but also to determine whether there is liver disease.
. Tired and weak: If a liver disease occurs, the liver will be damaged during the continuous development, the liver function will decline, the absorption capacity of nutrients will become worse, and the metabolism will be slow. In addition, some people feel uncomfortable in their bodies, so the quality of sleep will decline. Without good adjustments in many aspects, the mental state of the whole person will become worse. Many people will feel that their bodies are not strong and are often tired, etc.
, jaundice : A few patients develop to a relatively serious stage and find that they have jaundice characteristics. Jaundice is reflected in the color changes of the skin. Healthy people have rosy and shiny skin, but the liver is damaged under the influence of the virus. Degeneration and necrosis of hepatocytes are released into the blood. The increase in bilirubin will cause jaundice during the change of indicators, which may make the skin yellow, and can also make the eyes sclera yellow , etc.
. Abdominal bloating: Hepatitis C signal should be actively cooperated with treatment, because nearly 15% of patients will develop cirrhosis. After the disease invasion, abdominal distension often occurs. Bleeding means that liver function is reduced and digestive abnormalities are abnormal. Some people have severe symptoms of liver cirrhosis, and liver ascites may occur, and abdominal effusion cannot be discharged smoothly.
