Hepatitis: Overview

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  • Hepatitis B - Treatment Overview

    10/15/07, Healthwise

    Treatment of hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection depends on how active the virus is and whether you are at risk for liver damage such as cirrhosis. Short-term (acute) hepatitis B usually goes away on its own. Home treatment is used

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  • Hepatitis B - Topic Overview

    10/15/07, Healthwise

    Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. Most adults who get hepatitis B have it for a short time and then get better. This is called acute hepatitis B.

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  • Hepatitis C - Topic Overview

    08/27/07, Healthwise

    Hepatitis C is a disease caused by a virus that infects the liver. In time, it can lead to permanent liver damage as well as cirrhosis, liver cancer, and liver failure.

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  • Hepatitis A - Topic Overview

    11/16/06, Healthwise

    Hepatitis A is a liver infection caused by a virus. It goes away on its own in almost all cases. Hepatitis A does not lead to long-term liver problems.

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  • Cirrhosis - Topic Overview

    02/10/06, Healthwise

    Cirrhosis (say “suh-ROH-sus”) is a very serious condition in which scarring damages the liver. The liver is a large organ that is part of the digestive system. It does a wide range of complex jobs that are vital for life

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  • Should I use antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B?

    10/15/07, Healthwise

    Hepatitis B is liver disease caused by infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Hepatitis B is one of the most easily spread (contagious) forms of viral hepatitis, which includes hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E. But hepatitis has

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  • Hepatitis B vaccine

    08/29/07, Healthwise

    Hepatitis B vaccine will not protect you against infection with hepatitis A, C, and E, or other viruses that affect the liver. It will also not protect you from hepatitis B if you are already infected with the virus, even if you do not yet show sym

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  • Should I take antiviral therapy for hepatitis C?

    08/27/07, Healthwise

    Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by infection with the hepatitis C virus. Most infections begin with a short-term, acute illness that often is so mild that most people who have it do not know anything is wrong. But up to 85%

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  • Hepatitis A pediatric vaccine

    07/13/07, Healthwise

    Hepatitis A pediatric vaccine will not protect your child against infection with hepatitis B, C, and E, or other viruses that affect the liver. It may also not protect a child from hepatitis A if the child is already infected with the virus, even i

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  • Hepatitis C - What Happens

    08/27/07, Healthwise

    After you are infected with hepatitis C, you will enter an early, shorter-term (acute) stage of the disease. Some people with acute hepatitis C fight off the virus permanently and never have any liver problems. But up to 85% of people

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