Hepatitis C is a virus that affects the liver and is passed through contact with contaminated blood. Patients, however, usually do not display symptoms when they first contract hepatitis C. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) notes that when...
Hepatitis B is a contagious, inflammatory liver disease caused by the hepatitis B virus. This virus is most commonly spread through engaging in sexual activities with an infected partner. Men who are intimate with other men, especially men who...
Hepatitis C is a blood-borne infection that affects the liver. In most cases it is transmitted by exposure to infected blood either through a transfusion, organ transplant or sharing needles during drug use. It can be mild and last a few weeks or...
Symptoms for the contagious liver disease Hepatitis B appear in about 70 percent of adults according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A fairly common transmission route for Hepatitis B unique to women occurs during birth,...
Hepatitis simply means inflammation of the liver. Several common viruses, designated by letters, cause hepatitis. Hepatitis A, B and C, the most common types of hepatitis, the Centers for Disease Control states, infect around 85,000 people in the...
Men may contract the liver infection Hepatitis B by abusing alcohol, sharing infected needles in drug use or having unprotected sex. Infant males may become infected from an infected mother through the umbilical cord. About 70 percent of men who...
Approximately 4.1 millions Americans have ongoing or previous hepatitis C infection, according to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearing House. The hepatitis C virus attacks the liver, causing 15 percent of all acute viral hepatitis...
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver often caused by the hepatitis B virus, as indicated by BabyCenter.com. Hepatitis B is transmitted through contact with blood and other bodily fluids, which an infant will be exposed to during birth. An...
Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver by the hepatitis B virus, or HBV. Infection occurs through contact with bodily fluids, including blood, vaginal fluids and semen, and an infected mother may pass the virus to her child during childbirth....
Hepatitis refers to liver inflammation. There are several types of hepatitis caused by viruses, such as A, B or C. Acute hepatitis can be caused by such a virus or by medications, alcohol or chemicals that damage the liver. Hepatitis cases are...
Hepatitis B is an inflammatory viral infection of the liver. Children may catch the virus from their mothers during birth, or through close contact with infected people in their households. Since the virus can live outside the human body for seven...
When a doctor attempts to identify hepatitis A symptoms, he may ask the patient about experiences over the course of the previous two to six weeks. The doctor asks this question because symptoms of hepatitis A typically appear within two to six...
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of several viral infections that can cause serious damage to your liver. The Mayo Clinic states that this form of the viral infection is classified as the most serious. The disease typically is transmitted from...
Hepatitis C is a liver disease that may lead to liver cancer, liver failure and scarring of the liver (cirrhosis). The disease can be contracted through infected blood, sexual contact and from mother to child in childbirth, according to the...
Hepatitis C can be a confusing and mysterious illness. Although it's a chronic inflammation of the liver, it can be difficult to identify the symptoms. Many people infected with Hepatitis C actually have the disease for years without experiencing...
When diagnosing hepatitis B, doctors frequently start by asking questions about recent behaviors that may have put a person at risk for the virus. Such behaviors include unprotected sexual activity, sharing needles for drugs or getting a tattoo...
Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver by HBV, or the hepatitis B virus, according to the Mayo Clinic. Hepatitis C is also an infection of the liver; it is caused by the hepatitis C virus, also called HCV. Of the several hepatitis viruses, HCV...
Liver swelling and inflammation caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a medical condition known as hepatitis C. This virus is typically transmitted through contact with infected body fluids, such as blood, semen or vaginal fluids. There are two...
If a person becomes exposed to the hepatitis B virus (HBV), they can develop an inflammatory liver disease called hepatitis B. To limit the risk of developing this infection, health officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
According to the Hepatitis B Foundation, the hepatitis B virus transmits itself through body fluids such as blood-to-blood contact, unprotected sex, used needles or from a mother to infant during delivery. Failure to diagnose and treat hepatitis B...
Approximately 4,500 cases of acute hepatitis B were officially recorded in the United States in 2007, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Symptoms appear when hepatitis B is in it's acute stage. Children below five years...
Hepatitis B is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus. The disease can be fatal due to the damage to the liver (cirrhosis), or because of subsequent liver cancer, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Most of the common...
The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse declares that 4.1 million Americans are affected with hepatitis C, a deadly virus of the liver that is transmitted through blood. There is no cure for hepatitis C. According to...
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver caused by a viral infection. One of the viral infections that may occur in the liver is hepatitis B. This contagious virus can spread from person to person by touching infected body fluids. The infection...
Hepatitis is a condition in which the liver becomes inflamed and the liver cells suffer damage, which can be permanent. There are different causes of hepatitis, including viruses and other infectious agents; medicines and toxins; and other...
Hepatitis C, the most common chronic blood borne illness in America, affects more around 4 million people in the United States and causes 8,000 to 10,000 deaths each year, according to the University of San Francisco. Seventy-five percent of...
Hepatitis B refers to a serious inflammation of the liver that results from being infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). According to EMedicine.com, over 90 percent of healthy individuals will fight off this infection and recover. Hepatitis B...
People may become infected with the hepatitis C virus through the shared use of needles or through unprotected sexual contact with an infected person. Before 1992 and the refinement of screening techniques, MayoClinic.com indicates that a person...
Hepatitis B can be especially dangerous for infants and newborns. It is a disease transmitted by blood or body fluids that may be passed from mother to fetus through the umbilical cord or vaginal secretions during birth. Hepatitis causes injury...
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