Daily Health Tips

Who can get hepatitis?

- Patients with jaundice or other symptoms of possible occurrence of hepatitis

- People are likely to have been infected by the virus of hepatitis B or hepatitis C.

- People at high risk due to the existence in their families of hereditary cases of hepatitis (the aforementioned metabolic disorders, for example).

How can you prevent hepatitis?

- Avoiding exposure to the virus of infectious hepatitis.

- Vaccinated against hepatitis A and B if you have a high risk of becoming infected with these viruses.

- Avoid eating excessive amounts of alcohol.What can be done at home?

- Do not drink alcohol if you have symptoms of hepatitis or a blood test revealed that the disease is active.

- If the cause is the abuse of alcohol, stop drinking completely and seek advice from your doctor to remain abstinent.

- Make a balanced diet

- If you have symptoms of acute hepatitis, may need some rest. However, if it is no reason why you can not carry out his work and other activities.

- If you have chronic hepatitis try to make life as normal as possible.

- Patients with hepatitis B should report it to their families, their partners and others living with them. All people can be vaccinated to protect against this disease. Until the vaccine takes effect should be used condom during sex. You should never share personal hygiene items that may be contaminated with blood (razors, nail cutters, etc.)..

- If you have hepatitis A should report it to your family to protect themselves through proper hygiene and in some cases, injections of gamma globulin. However, when hepatitis A enters the icteric phase and infectiousness is usually little or none.

- If you are a consumer of intravenous drugs, never share injecting equipment. Thereby reduce the risk of acquiring hepatitis and other infectious diseases more severe.

- If you suffer from chronic hepatitis should visit your doctor regularly.

credit to: Dr. José María Ladero Quesada, Dr. Court Pedersen, Dr. Ove Schaffalitzky de Muckadell

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