Hepatitis C is a viral infection of the liver that causes both acute and chronic liver disease. Symptoms of hepatitis C may include abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, jaundice, fatigue and loss of appetite. Symptoms also may be vague or...
Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis C is caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and is also called a silent killer because for a long time it shows no symptoms or the symptoms mimic those of a minor flu. Oftentimes, a patient has...
Hepatitis A is a liver disorder obtained via infection with the hepatitis A virus. It is diagnosed via a blood test. About 30 percent of Americans have been infected with hepatitis A, notes the "Journal of the American Medical Association." The...
Hepatitis C infection arises due to contact with the blood of someone with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). This infection often leads to liver problems, the National Institutes of Health notes. If the hepatitis C infection has been in the body for...
Hepatitis C is a silent disease that usually does not present obvious symptoms for many years following infection. A virus that damages the liver, leading to inflammation, causes the hepatitis C infection. Hepatitis C is a common among drug...
The Mayo Clinic describes hepatitis C as a viral infection that specifically attacks the liver. They also report that most people infected with the virus are unaware of their infection, and have no symptoms. However, asymptomatic infected persons...
Hepatitis is the inflammation, or irritation, of the liver by a chemical or microorganism such as hepatitis C virus. Hepatitis C infection typically spreads by contamination of blood or by sexual contact. It's common in people who inject drugs,...
Hepatitis C is a virus that causes inflammation and damage to the liver. Although the initial viral infection rarely causes any serious symptoms, hepatitis C can cause a chronic infection that damages the liver. The National Institute of Allergy...
Hepatitis C is an infection involving the liver. The infection transfers from person to person through contact with infected blood. Sharing drug needles and sexual contact are common modes of transmission. Hepatitis C may cause an acute or chronic...
Hepatitis B is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) that causes inflammation of the liver. The virus is found in the blood and can be transmitted when bodily fluids come in contact with a break in the skin or a mucous membrane, such as the...
The hepatitis B virus, also known as HBV, can be transmitted from an infected person to another individual through blood, semen or other bodily fluids. HBV infects the liver, causing inflammation that may or may not produce symptoms during the...
Hepatitis C is a virus that affects the liver. It is one of six types of hepatitis viruses, each given a letter designation. The six identified hepatitis viruses are A, B, C, D, E and G. All six of the hepatitis viruses cause the liver to become...
Hepatitis C is a viral infection caused by the hepatitis C virus, which leads to swelling of the liver. Abdominal pain and swelling, jaundice, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea and fever are the common symptoms of hepatitis C infection, which...
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...
Liver fluke is a parasitic infection that has two distinct phases: the acute phase and the chronic phase. An acute liver fluke infection occurs when the parasites travel through your body and into your liver, where they mature. Once that's...
The hepatitis A virus commonly resides in the stools and blood of an infected person. Objects contaminated with the virus are the most likely mode of transmission, although several other ways exist. The hepatitis A virus affects the liver and...
Hepatitis is a range of liver diseases that involve an inflammation of the liver. Most forms of hepatitis result from infection with a hepatitis virus. In autoimmune hepatitis, the immune system attacks the liver, causing an inflammation. The most...
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....
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 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...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hepatitis C, a viral illness, affects 3.2 million Americans, with 17,000 new cases being diagnosed each year. According to the July 21, 2010, NY Times article "Hope Against Hepatitis C,"...
Hepatitis C is a blood-borne virus strain that infects nearly 20,000 individuals in the United States every year, according to the University of Chicago Hospital. Approximately 55 to 80 percent of infected individuals of this acute viral hepatitis...
Hepatitis B infection is caused by the hepatitis B virus and is spread via contact with the blood or other bodily fluids of an infected person. Hepatitis B results in serious liver damage ranging from liver cancer, cirrhosis and death The...
The hepatitis B vaccine was introduced in the United States in 1981, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hepatitis B vaccination has been a routine part of childhood vaccination since 1991. Since the introduction of...
The liver--an organ found under the diaphragm and on top of the stomach, right kidney and intestines--is known to be responsible for more than 500 vital functions in the human body. Two of the most well-known functions of the liver are processing...
Hepatitis A is a virus that affects the liver. Hepatitis A enters a patient's body typically through the ingestion of contaminated food or water, or through close contact with an infected person. The virus enters the patient's blood stream and...
Liver cirrhosis refers to the end stage of chronic liver disease where continuous damage to normal liver tissue has resulted in the formation of scar tissue. Often individuals with mild to moderate liver cirrhosis exhibit no symptoms. If the...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports an estimated 3.2 million Americans are living with chronic hepatitis C infection. While the disease varies in severity from person to person, the American Gastroenterological Association...
Hepatitis C, or viral hepatitis C infection, is a blood-borne liver disease that currently affects more than 3 million Americans. Chronic hepatitis C infection can lead to severe liver complications such as cirrhosis, cancer, fibrosis, organ...
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