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Viral Hepatitis

Viral Hepatitis: Introduction

Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. Several different viruses cause viral hepatitis. They are named the hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E viruses. ... more about Viral Hepatitis.

Viral Hepatitis: hepatitis describes inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis may be caused by alcohol, drugs, autoimmune diseases, metabolic diseases, and viruses. Viral infection accounts for more than half the cases of acute hepatitis. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Viral Hepatitis is available below.

Symptoms of Viral Hepatitis

• No symptoms - in some cases
• Mild symptoms - in some cases
• Early symptoms:
  • Mild fever
  • Headache
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 25 symptoms of Viral Hepatitis

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Viral Hepatitis:

• Liver Health & Hepatitis: Home Testing
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Viral Hepatitis: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Viral Hepatitis:

• Arthritis-like problems (see Joint pain)
• Fulminant hepatitis B (see Liver symptoms) - very rare
• Chronic Hepatitis - i.e. becoming a carrier of the disease
• Chronic Hepatitis B
• Chronic Hepatitis C
• more complications...»

Disease Topics Related To Viral Hepatitis

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Viral Hepatitis:

• Hepatitis A
• HAV
• Epidemic hepatitis
• Infectious hepatitis
• Short-incubation hepatitis
• Virus A hepatitis
• Viral hepatitis type A
• more related diseases...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Viral Hepatitis

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Viral Hepatitis?

• Misdiagnosis of Viral Hepatitis
• Failure to diagnose Viral Hepatitis
• Hidden causes of Viral Hepatitis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Viral Hepatitis

Misdiagnosis and Viral Hepatitis

Chronic liver disease often undiagnosed: One study reported that 50% of patients with a chronic liver disease remain undiagnosed by their primary physician. The reasons are multifactorial. Possible conditions include chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver, hemochromatosis, or other types of liver condition. See introduction to liver disease or misdiagnosis of liver disease....read more »

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Viral Hepatitis: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Liver Health Specialists (Hepatology):
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Causes of Viral Hepatitis

• Multiple sexual partners
• Intravenous drug users
• Haemophiliacs who receive blood clotting factors
• Blood transfusion
• more causes...»

Read more about causes of Viral Hepatitis

More information about causes of Viral Hepatitis:

• Underlying causes of Viral Hepatitis
• Viral Hepatitis as a complication caused by other conditions

Treatments for Viral Hepatitis

• Treatments depend on the type or cause of hepatitis
• Bed rest
• Fluids
• Medications
• Interferon
• more treatments...»

See full list of 8 treatments for Viral Hepatitis

News Archives for Viral Hepatitis

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• Engineered Viruses Could Battle Superbugs
• Monkey Gene That Blocks AIDS Viruses Evolved More Than Once
• 'Cruise Ship Virus' Vaccine Stems From Tobacco
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Viral Hepatitis

Medical research articles related to Viral Hepatitis include:

• Nonhospital health care-associated hepatitis B and C virus transmission: United States, 1998-2008.
• Hepatitis B virus infection.
• Can Implanon be inserted in a woman with mild chronic hepatitis with elevated GTT and slightly raised Serum glutamic-Oxaloacetic transaminase (AST)?
• Is it safe to fit a copper-bearing intrauterine device in a woman who is Hepatitis C positive and not currently on any treatment and is there any need for any blood tests prior to insertion?
• Immediate listing for liver transplantation versus standard care for Child-Pugh stage B alcoholic cirrhosis: a randomized trial.
• Antiviral Therapy for Adults with Chronic Hepatitis B: A Systematic Review for a National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference.
• Viral hepatitis.
• Hemochromatosis
• more research...»

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Videos for Viral Hepatitis

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Patient Surveys for Viral Hepatitis

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Prognosis for Viral Hepatitis

Prognosis for Viral Hepatitis: The prognosis of viral hepatitis for most patients is good.

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Reseach about Viral Hepatitis

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Statistics for Viral Hepatitis

• Medical statistics for Viral Hepatitis
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Viral Hepatitis
• Death and Mortality statistics for Viral Hepatitis
• Society statistics for Viral Hepatitis

Viral Hepatitis: Broader Related Topics

• Liver conditions
• Hepatitis
• more types...»

Types of Viral Hepatitis

Types of Viral Hepatitis

• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C
• Hepatitis D
• Hepatitis E
• more types...»

See full list of 9 Types of Viral Hepatitis

Stories from Users Related to Viral Hepatitis

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Article Excerpts about Viral Hepatitis

Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. Several different viruses cause viral hepatitis. They are named the hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E viruses.

All of these viruses cause acute, or short-term, viral hepatitis. The hepatitis B, C, and D viruses can also cause chronic hepatitis, in which the infection is prolonged, sometimes lifelong. (Source: excerpt from Viral Hepatitis A to E and Beyond: NIDDK)

Definitions of Viral Hepatitis:

Hepatitis caused by a virus - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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