Hepatitis

The classic signs and symptoms of pregnancy — tender breasts, nausea, fatigue, weight gain — probably come as no surprise. But what about itchy skin? In late pregnancy, a condition known as cholestasis of pregnancy may trigger intense itching, particularly on the hands and feet.

By definition, cholestasis is any condition in which the flow of bile — a digestive fluid — from the liver is blocked. Extrahepatic cholestasis occurs outside the liver. Intrahepatic cholestasis occurs inside the liver. Pregnancy is one of many possible causes of intrahepatic cholestasis. Other names for cholestasis of pregnancy include obstetric cholestasis and intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.

Other than intense itching, cholestasis of pregnancy poses few problems for mothers. Cholestasis of pregnancy can be dangerous for a developing baby, however. Early delivery is usually recommended.

 Hepatitis Symptoms

Signs and symptoms of cholestasis of pregnancy may include:

• Intense itching
• Dark-colored urine
• Light-colored bowel movements
• Yellow eyes or skin
• Abdominal pain

Often, however, intense itching — particularly on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet — is the only symptom of cholestasis of pregnancy. The itching may be worse, even intolerable, at night. The itching is most common during the third trimester of pregnancy, but sometimes.

Hepatitis b

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis is usually caused by viruses, but bacteria can also be a cause of hepatitis. Current studies conducted by scientists have shown that there are no more than five viruses that can cause hepatitis. All these types of hepatitis are very serious and they can do a lot of damage to your liver. The five types of hepatitis are hepatitis A, B, C, D and hepatitis E.

Hepatitis A is caused by a virus that spreads through water or food. The hepatitis A virus is found in one' s fecal materials. If somehow, this material contaminates water of food, the hepatitis virus is then spread very easily. The symptoms for this type of hepatitis are very similar to those of the flu. If you have hepatitis A, vomiting, nausea, fatigue and abdominal pain will be some of the symptoms. Furthermore, if your urine is dark or your skin and eyes turn yellowish, then you can definitely say that you have hepatitis. In this case, a doctor should be seen right away. He/ she will do some further tests to see if indeed you have hepatitis A or not. If you have hepatitis, then you will start a treatment. In cases of hepatitis A, the best treatment there is is to get plenty of rest and stay away from sexual contact. Hepatitis A can last somewhere between two weeks and half an year. There are corently two vaccines available for hepatitis A. One of the hepatitis vaccine is for those that have already been
exposed to the hepatitis virus and the second one is to prevent hepatitis A.The second type of hepatitis: hepatitis B spreads through blood and sexual contact. Hepatitis B has almost the same symptoms as hepatits A. Loss of appetite can also be another hepatitis symptom. There are people that can have hepatitis B and still have no hepatitis symptoms at all. The treatment for this type of hepatitis is with medication. For children, vaccines are also available against hepatitis.

Hepatitis C, like hepatitis B is also spread by contact with blood that has been contaminated. In this case of hepatitis, more than half of the hepatitis patients have no symptoms at all. Those who have signs of hepatitis feel a loss of appetite, nausea, fatigue and jaundice. For this particular type of hepatitis there is no vaccine. Treatment for hepatitis C is with interferon or some combinations using this drug.

Like hepatitis B and C, hepatitis D is also spread through blood. In order to develop hepatitis D, you either have to suffer from hepatitis B or get infected with hepatitis B at the same time. This happens because hepatitis D needs the hepatitis B virus in order to replicate. Hepatitis E has no treatment and there are no vaccines for it.

Hepatitis c

Hepatitis C is probably one of the most frightening types of hepatitis there is. This type of hepatitis can attack your liver in a very cruel manner and lead even to cancer.

Hepatitis C is spread through blood that has been contaminated with the hepatitis C virus. Because before the 90' s the blood donors were not tested for hepatitis C, many people have come to be infected with the hepatitis C virus. This disease, hepatitis claims as much as ten thousand lives each year in a ,single country. Because this particular hepatitis virus has many subtypes that affect a number of six genetic types, a vaccine against hepatitis C has not been made yet. The treatment for hepatitis C is also very risky and difficult. This type of hepatitis virus and with it hepatitis C was actually found somewhere in the year 1989. Before this year, there were only tests for hepatitis A and B. When the test for hepatitis C was finally discovered, many people that were tested for hepatitis A and B and were fond negative, turned out to have hepatitis C. The hepatitis C virus is spread through blood. Nowadays the risk of developing hepatitis C is higher because of drug use. Many people use intravenous drugs
and share the needles, thus getting infected with hepatitis C. Before this, the main reason why people got infected with the hepatitis C virus were blood transfusions. Because there was no test for hepatitis C, people who donated blood could have been infected with the hepatitis virus and thus infect other people who were using their blood. Nowadays, this kind of hepatitis infection is out of the question, due to thehepatitis C virus test.

Hepatitis C can do a lot of damage to other organs besides the liver, but its main target is the liver. The word hepatitis itself means the inflammation of your liver. Problems treating this disease, hepatitis C have been around since the discovery of the condition. It is very hard to treat hepatitis because this disease does not heal itself. There are more then half of the hepatitis patients who are not able to get ride of the hepatitis virus enterely. Furthermore, as much as eighty percent of the hepatitis patients will develop chronic hepatitis because their body is not able to fight against the hepatitis virus, although they get treatment.