*What is hepatitis?*
-@severe viral infection of the liver are grouped under the following heading of viral hepatitis, *hepatitis, A, B, C, D and E*.
-The difference hepatitis viruses are present throughout the world but there prevelence veries by country. *HEPATITIS A, B* @re common in *developing country* where nearly the entire population is infected during *childhood* 0r *adulesence*.
-the clinical characteristic of all five diseases are similar enough to make differential diagnosis difficult, however, there are epidiomiological, immunological and pathological differences. *PATIENT* with hepatitis b&c and D may latter develop chronic liver diseases or even hepatocellular *cercinoma*.
*clinical feature*
*-A symptomatic form*
Mild or severe form are the most common irrespective of the causal virus.
-chronic form.
Hepatitis B and C and D may lead to cirrhosis or hepatoma.
*TREATMENT*
-Rest,hydration, no special diet.
-Drugs therapy 4 symptomatic treatment *Analgesics, antipyretic, antidiarrhoeal, anyiemetic* etc.
*prevention*
Only against hepatitis @and B.vaccination against hepatitis B is included in the Epi of some country.
*standard schedule*
*intramuscular against hepatitis IM*
~new burn infants at birth as soon as possible after delevery.
*vaccination against hepatitis virus or yellow fever.
*with ma'asuma Nigeria news update 008*
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