Hepatitis: Treatments

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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 C - Treatment Overview

    08/27/07, Healthwise

    Being diagnosed with hepatitis C can change your life. You may feel angry or depressed about having to live with a long-term (chronic), serious disease. You may have a hard time knowing how to tell other people that you have the v

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  • Hepatitis A - Treatment Overview

    11/16/06, Healthwise

    Hepatitis A goes away on its own in almost all cases. No medications are used to treat the illness. Home treatment will usually help relieve your symptoms and help you prevent the spread of hepatitis A virus (HAV).

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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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  • 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 C - Home Treatment

    08/27/07, Healthwise

    Some people with hepatitis C do not notice a big difference in the way they feel. Others feel tired, sick, or depressed. The following are steps you can take at home that may help you feel better both physically and emotionally.

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  • Hepatitis A - Home Treatment

    11/16/06, Healthwise

    Although no specific medical treatment is given for hepatitis A, home treatment can help relieve symptoms and prevent the spread of the virus.

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  • Hepatitis B - Other Treatment

    10/15/07, Healthwise

    Some people with short-term (acute) hepatitis B develop severe nausea and/or dehydration. If this happens, you might need to be hospitalized so you can receive additional fluids intravenously.

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  • Hepatitis B - Surgery

    10/15/07, Healthwise

    Hepatitis B is a viral infection that affects the liver. There is no surgical treatment for hepatitis B.

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  • Hepatitis C - Surgery

    08/27/07, Healthwise

    If chronic hepatitis C damages your liver so severely that it no longer works well (end-stage liver failure), you may need a liver transplant to extend your life. Liver transplants are not common.

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