What are the symptoms of viral hepatitis?

by Symptom Advice on December 14, 2010

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Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. many illnesses and conditions can cause inflammation of the liver, for example, drugs, alcohol, chemicals, and autoimmune diseases. many viruses, for example, the virus of mononucleosis and the cytomegalovirus can inflame the liver

Liver inflammation caused by viruses. Specific hepatitis viruses have been labeled A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. while other viruses can also cause hepatitis, their primary target is not the liver.

Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. The clinical signs, prognosis, and treatment depend on the cause.

Symptoms include malaise, joint aches, abdominal pain, vomiting 2-3 times per day for the first 5 days, defecation, loss of appetite, dark urine, fever, hepatomegaly (enlarged liver) and jaundice (icterus, yellowing of the eyes and skin). Some chronic forms of hepatitis show very few of these signs and are only present when the longstanding inflammation has led to the replacement of liver cells by connective tissue; this disease process is referred to as cirrhosis of the liver. Certain liver function tests can also indicate hepatitis.

Most cases of acute hepatitis are due to viral infections:

Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B with D
Hepatitis E
Hepatitis F (discredited)
Hepatitis G
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