Another viral disease is hepatitis. Hepatitis infects and enlarges the liver, causing jaundice (yellowing of the skin), nausea, fever and pain in the abdomen Hepatitis is a serious disease and can lead to other health problems. People who get better may carry the disease in their blood for years and can infect other. Hepatitis is one of the few infectious diseases that is increasing, especially among adults There are two main types of hepatitis-hepatitis A and hepatitis B.
Hepatitis A usually results from contact with infected food or water. The incubation period is from three to six weeks after infection. The first sings of the disease occur when the skin begins to turn yellow. Doctors prescribe bed rest, and the recovery period is very slow, usually taking several weeks.
Hepatitis B is thought to spread primarily through the blood by sexual contact with an infected person, or though the use of dirty needles to inject drugs. The first symptoms are similar to those of hepatitis A. It is the more dangerous type of the disease and may even cause death. The incubation period for hepatitis B is from six to twelve weeks.
Another viral disease is hepatitis. Hepatitis infects and enlarges the liver, causing jaundice (yellowing of the skin), nausea, fever and pain in the abdomen Hepatitis is a serious disease and can lead to other health problems. People who get better may carry the disease in their blood for years and can infect other. Hepatitis is one of the few infectious diseases that is increasing, especially among adults There are two main types of hepatitis-hepatitis A and hepatitis B.
Hepatitis A usually results from contact with infected food or water. The incubation period is from three to six weeks after infection. The first sings of the disease occur when the skin begins to turn yellow. Doctors prescribe bed rest, and the recovery period is very slow, usually taking several weeks.
Hepatitis B is thought to spread primarily through the blood by sexual contact with an infected person, or though the use of dirty needles to inject drugs. The first symptoms are similar to those of hepatitis A. It is the more dangerous type of the disease and may even cause death. The incubation period for hepatitis B is from six to twelve weeks.
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