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• Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver
• Hepat (liver) + itis (inflammation)= Hepatitis

• Viral hepatitis means there is a specific virus that is
causing your liver to inflame (swell or become larger
than normal)

• Hepatitis A
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• Hepatitis B
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Sometimes, though, it causes a long-term infection that could
lead to liver damage
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Many people with this type don't have any
symptoms
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It can sometimes lead to death
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• Practice safer sex

• Always make sure new & sterilized equipment is being used for
tattooing & piercing
• Make sure ink for tattooing is not being shared

• Do not touch dirty needles without proper equipment or
following proper procedures

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Place needle in puncture proof container
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Do not touch needle with bare hands and do not try to recap needle if
cap present

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At school, notify custodian, teacher, nurse or police
liaison officer

 Definition :Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused
by the hepatitis B virus , which affects the liver and
damage the liver function
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Chronic
it lasts more than six
Months
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Transmission can be in the following forms :1- sexual contact
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3- reuse of contaminated needles and syringes
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5- living in countries where the infection rate is high
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2- holding hands
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4- breastfeeding
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 symptoms infection :1- loss of appetite
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3- Weakness and fatigue
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5- mild fever
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7- joint pain
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 In the condition of acute infection :There is no need for treatment cause in this condition as the
patient have a failure in all functions of liver so there is no hope
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2- Interferon alfa-2b :- this substance produced by the body to
fight infection is used mainly for young people with hepatitis B
who don't want to undergo long term treatment
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 Prevention :There is a vaccine that is typically given as three or four
injections over six months
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2- Children and adolescents not vaccinated at birth
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4- People with chronic liver disease
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6- Travelers planning to go to an area of the world with a high
hepatitis B infection rate
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The virus is one of several types of hepatitis
viruses
that cause inflammation and affect your liver's ability to function
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Mild cases of
hepatitis A don't require treatment, and most people who are
infected recover completely with no permanent liver damage
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 Transmission can be in the following forms :1- Eating food handled by someone with the virus who doesn't
wash his hand
2- Drinking contaminated water
3- Eating raw shellfish from water polluted with sewage
4- Being in close contact with a person who's infected — even if
that person has no signs or symptoms
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Hepatitis A signs and symptoms, which typically don't appear
until you've had the virus for a few weeks
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Your body will clear the hepatitis A
virus on its own
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 Hepatitis A treatment usually focuses on coping with your signs

and symptoms
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Many people with hepatitis A infection feel tired and sick and have less
energy
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Nausea can make it difficult to eat
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For instance, drink fruit juice or milk
rather than water
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Your liver may have difficulty processing medications and
alcohol

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