| Hepatitis is a disease causing liver
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| | white of the eyes. Also, the infected
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| inflammation or infection. Hepatitis is
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| | person might develop hepatomegaly (its
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| caused by viruses or by an unhealthy
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| | liver swells) and pain in the right side
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| lifestyle (alcohol abuse, some
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| | of the body, right under the rib cage.
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| medications, and trauma).
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| | Symptoms disappear after three to four
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| There exist hepatitis type A, B, C, D, E,
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| | weeks, and most people recover well after
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| non-A, and non-B, caused by A, B, C, D, E
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| | this disease.
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| viruses.
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| | Generally the disease is caught by eating
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| Hepatitis A easily infects the human
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| | fruits and vegetables that are carrying
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| liver, and until the immune system
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| | the virus, especially if they have been
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| defeats the virus, it will cause a lot of
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| | imported from countries that are in a
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| damage in the organ. If you want to know
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| | process of developing.
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| more about how this virus looks like you
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| | Being a tourist is also a risk because
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| should consult Dr. Baron's Medical
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| | you expose yourself to the virus when
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| Microbiology textbook.
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| | traveling in the developing countries (in
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| The virus is transmitted between people
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| | Africa, Central and South America, Asia,
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| by fecal-oral way through infected
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| | etc).
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| aliments and water. Incubation period is
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| | There exists vaccine anti-hepatitis A
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| 15 to 45 days. The infected people are
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| | which has been proven to be highly
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| contagious even two weeks before their
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| | effective. If you do not want to take a
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| symptoms appear.
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| | vaccine, but also do not want to get
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| In the developed countries, hepatitis is
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| | infected, there is another solution. The
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| not so frequent because there the raw
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| | doctor can help your immunization with
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| sewages are treated, and so, the water
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| | antibodies pooled from human. If you
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| supply is not contaminated. But in the
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| | suspect you have been infected you should
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| countries that are only now developing,
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| | go within two weeks after the infection
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| the water could be affected, and so, the
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| | occurred, otherwise these antibodies will
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| most probable way to get infected is by
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| | not work. Also, they are active only four
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| eating fruit and vegetables from there.
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| | weeks, so if you think you are going to
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| Symptoms of hepatitis are: fever,
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| | visit a developing country for more than
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| headaches, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, and
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| | a month, you should accept taking a
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| jaundice. Jaundice means that a person's
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| | vaccine.
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| skin becomes yellowish, and so does the
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