What is Hepatitis?

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. The germs which cause inflammation in the liver are called virus. This is an epidemic disease and infection of virus is divided A, B, C, D & E types. C and B are the most dangerous of infection of liver, means Hepatitis. The inflammation of liver, nowadays is an extremely and sensitive issue for health. And according to estimation almost three thousand million people are victim of this disease. While almost fifteen percent of South East Asian people are victim of this disease.

Causes of Hepatitis!

There are many reasons of Hepatitis for example, alcoholic use, use of drugs, poisonous mixtures and use of steroids, unbalanced diet, weak immune system, sexual and emotional imbalance, hemophilia cause infection of liver. Over use of low quality food, drinking dirty water, use of used syringes repeated use of medical instruments, carelessness by midwives during labor or pregnancy can also become a cause of this disease, donation of blood from the affected person to a healthy person, and baby born from an affected mother can also be a victim of this disease.

Signs and Symptoms of Hepatitis!

If patient have infectious forms of hepatitis that are chronic, like hepatitis B and C, patient may not have symptoms in the beginning. Symptoms may not occur until the damage affects liver function. Chronic hepatitis develops slowly, so these signs and symptoms may be too subtle to notice.

Signs and symptoms of acute hepatitis appear quickly:
For example, no hunger, constipation or loose motions, inclination, to liquids, having light fever, appearance of itching pimples on body, dark yellow color of urine, weakness and tiredness, weight loss, swelling of joints, pain, vomiting, stomach ache, black, gold or dust colored motions, pain on place of liver etc.