Liver diseases can have many causes today, and they are increasing especially due to excessive alcohol use. One of the most common liver diseases that many people struggle with is acute hepatitis. Acute hepatitis is a disease that should be considered because it is a disease that progresses with severe liver damage in some patients during its course. Although it is a less common ailment in developed countries in the world than in our country, it is a very common disease in Turkey. You can find answers to many questions about acute hepatitis, such as what is acute hepatitis, what are the symptoms of acute hepatitis, types of acute hepatitis and acute hepatitis treatment, as well as detailed information about acute hepatitis.
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What is Acute Hepatitis?
This disorder, which is more common in developing societies, is known for the damage it causes in the liver. The condition that occurs as a result of inflammation of the liver for any reason is called acute hepatitis. The most common cause of acute hepatitis is acute viral hepatitis. Early diagnosis and diagnosis of this ailment, which can lead to dire consequences such as death if no precautions are taken, is important. Certain symptoms occur in people with acute hepatitis.
What Are the Symptoms of Acute Hepatitis?
This ailment may have symptoms such as the flu, which can be ignored, as well as symptoms that may suggest that there is a liver-related disease such as jaundice. Besides these symptoms; Pain in the right upper quadrant where the liver is located, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, high fever, pain in the muscles and joints, itching and rash on the skin are among the symptoms of acute hepatitis. Dark urine and jaundice in the eyes are among the symptoms observed in people suffering from acute hepatitis. Acute viral hepatitis is divided into three: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.
What are the Types of Acute Hepatitis?
hepatitis A; It occurs as a result of ingestion of food that has come into contact with feces infected with the hepatitis A virus. Sometimes it can also occur as a result of eating raw shellfish. This type of hepatitis, which is usually asymptomatic, can be detected quite late.
Hepatitis B; Since it is a type of hepatitis that can be transmitted through sexual intercourse, it is the most common type of hepatitis that occurs in many people. In addition to this, hepatitis b, which draws attention as it can be transmitted through blood, can also be seen frequently in people who have tattoos, drug users and those who have their ears pierced.
hepatitis C; It is a very important type of hepatitis because it can cause cirrhosis and liver cancer. 85% of hepatitis resulting from blood transfusions are caused by hepatitis C. It can also occur frequently as a result of injections without changing the injector tip.
Acute hepatitis types are especially common in people living in African countries. Since hepatitis A is transmitted through water and food, hygiene is of great importance in this disease. In many parts of the world, this discomfort is seen in people who have problems with both food and hygiene. The number of people who are hepatitis A carriers, patients or who have completely recovered from this disease constitutes 90% of the world population. Hepatitis A virus does not become chronic. That's why hepatitis is one of the most harmless of its kind.
Although hepatitis B is a more dangerous disease than hepatitis A, it carries the risk of becoming chronic. This type of hepatitis is also frequently seen in the world because it is transmitted through body fluids and sexual intercourse. Vaccination is very important to avoid this disease. If hepatitis B is not overcome in a period of 6 months, it starts to become chronic. Chronic hepatitis B can pave the way for cirrhosis and liver cancer in the future.
Hepatitis C, which is transmitted through blood, causes an average of 400,000 deaths in the world each year. This disease, which does not have a vaccine for prevention, is more common in the world, especially in Asia and Africa.
How Is Acute Hepatitis Treated?
Early diagnosis and diagnosis of acute hepatitis disorders that can cause liver damage is very important. Dr. Meral Sözen helps her patients in early diagnosis and diagnosis with advanced high-end medical devices and great experience. In acute hepatitis diseases where early diagnosis is important, prevention is also of great importance. Dr. Meral Sözen gives detailed information to her patients about how they can be protected against these diseases and about the protection vaccines and applies these vaccines.
