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Hepatitis, There is no vaccine for hepatitis D, although hepatitis B vaccination can help protect against it. Hepatitis E This is a similar illness to hepatit...
Viral Hepatitis (particularly D and E), Causes The term viral hepatitis is generally used to refer to liver inflammation caused by the hepatropic viruses including: HAV, HBV, HCV,...
Autoimmune Hepatitis, What is autoimmune hepatitis? Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. There are many causes of hepatitis. For example, alcohol excess an...
Hepatitis A, It can then affect your liver to cause hepatitis. Note : hepatitis A should not be confused with hepatitis B or C. Hepatitis B and C are...
Autoimmune Hepatitis, Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a rare and chronic liver disease that is characterised by increased serum transaminases and immunoglobulin G, inflammatory liver...
Hepatitis A, What is hepatitis A? Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a small, unenveloped, symmetrical RNA virus (picornavirus). , Hepatitis a Hepatitis Travel ...
Hepatitis C, What is hepatitis C? Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. There are many causes of hepatitis, of which the hepatitis C virus is only one. , ...
Hepatitis B, One virus that causes hepatitis is called the hepatitis B virus. This leaflet is only about hepatitis B. Hepatitis A and Hepatitis C are cau...
Hepatitis A Vaccine, What is hepatitis A? Hepatitis A is an illness caused by the hepatitis A virus. The virus mainly causes inflammation of the liver. , H...
Hepatitis B Vaccine, What is hepatitis B? Hepatitis B is an infection caused by the hepatitis B virus. The infection mainly affects the liver. , Hepatitis...
Acute viral hepatitis [ 2 ] Viral hepatitis is the most common cause of jaundice in pregnancy with infections due to hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatit...
Vitamin D Deficiency, Vitamin D is mostly made in the skin by exposure to sunlight. What is vitamin D deficiency? Vitamin D deficiency means there isn't en...
Hepatitis A Vaccination, Hepatitis A The spread of hepatitis A is mainly by the faecal-oral route but also by person-to-person contact (although food and drink contamin...
Chronic Hepatitis, What causes chronic hepatitis? (Aetiology) Viral hepatitis: hepatitis B , hepatitis C , cytomegalovirus , Epstein-Barr virus. ...
Hepatitis C, Other initial baseline investigations These should include: FBC, renal function and electrolytes, LFTs, clotting screen, HbA1c, TFTs, ferritin. Hepatitis A ser...
Hepatitis B Vaccine and Prevention, How hepatitis B spreads There are two components to preventing hepatitis B : Prevention of transmission of the virus. , ...
Drug-induced Hepatitis, What is drug-induced hepatitis? Drug-induced hepatitis involves inflammation of the liver, caused by medication. Drug-induced hepatitis is simil...
Causes include: Acute alcoholic hepatitis . Viral ( hepatitis A , hepatitis B , hepatitis C , hepatitis D or hepatitis E).
Anti-D (Rho) Immunoglobulin, All RhD-negative pregnant women who do not have immune anti-D, should be offered additional routine prophylaxis with anti-D immunoglobulin (anti...
Hepatitis B (Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment), What is hepatitis B? Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), a double-stra...