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infection of the liver.

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What is hepatitis?

What is hepatitis?

Hepatitis is Hepatitis is infection infection of of the liver. the liver.

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What is hepatitis?

3 of the main types: Hepatitis is A, B&C

infection of caused by the different the liver. hepatitis A, B & C viruses.

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HowWhat you get is hepatitis? hepatitis A:

• When faeces from an infected person enters the mouth of another person.

Hepatitis is infection of • This usually happens the liver. when you don’t wash

your hands after going to the toilet and before cooking and eating.

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What is hepatitis?

Hepatitis A Symptoms:

Nausea, vomitting, diarrhoea, fever, tiredness, rash, jaundice, dark brown urine, pain in liver area. Some people may not have any symptoms.

Symptoms usually go away after 2 months but may last up to 9 months. Most people recover completely.

Hepatitis is infection of the liver.

Immunity: Treatment:

There is no specific treatment for hepatitis A. Rest, good fluid intake and a nutritious diet may reduce symptoms.

Avoid alcohol in acute stage. Go to hospital if symptoms are severe.

Once you’ve had hepatitis A you can’t get it again.

There IS a vaccination for hepatitis A.

Travelling overseas: Hepatitis A vaccination is recommended if you plan to travel to countries where health and sanitation standards are poor. Your doctor will be able to advise you. .

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HowWhat you get is hepatitis? hepatitis B: • Mother to infant.

Hepatitis is infection of • Sharing theunsterile liver.

• Unprotected sex with someone who has hepatitis B. injecting or body art equipment.

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What is hepatitis?

Hepatitis B Symptoms:

Symptoms include tiredness, nausea, vomitting, itching, jaundice, pain over the liver area. Many people have no symptoms.

You can find out if you have hepatitis B with a simple blood test by your doctor.

Hepatitis is infection of Immunity: the liver.

Most people who get hepatitis B in childhood will have a life-long infection. 19 out of 20 adults who get hepatitis B recover completely.

Once you’ve had hepatitis B and recovered from it you can’t get it again.

There IS a vaccination for hepatitis B.

Travelling overseas: Hepatitis B vaccination is recommended if you plan to travel to countries where hepatitis B infection rates are high.

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HowWhat you get is hepatitis? hepatitis C:

• When blood with the hepatitis C virus enters your bloodstream.

Hepatitis is infection of • This can be through sharing unsterile the liver. injecting and body art equipment.

• Hepatitis C is not a sexually transmitted infection.

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What is hepatitis?

Hepatitis C Symptoms:

Symptoms include tiredness, nausea, vomitting, itching, jaundice, discomfort over the liver area. Many people have no symptoms.

You can find out if you have hepatitis C with a simple blood test by your doctor.

Hepatitis is Immunity: infection of the liver.

Most people who get hepatitis C will have a long-term infection.

You can be reinfected even if you have had hepatitis C before.

There IS NO vaccination for hepatitis C.

Travelling overseas: When undergoing medical, dental, cosmetic or body art procedures overseas, make sure whoever is doing it is using sterile equipment.

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What is hepatitis?

Hepatitis B Hepatitis is treatment:

infection of the liver.

• Like many other chronic diseases, hepatitis B can be managed with treatment.

• There is no such thing as a healthy carrier.

Everyone with life-long hepatitis B needs regular monitoring.

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What is hepatitis?

Hepatitis C Hepatitis is treatment:

infection of the liver.

Hepatitis C can be treated.

The cure rate is 95%.

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What is hepatitis?

Hepatitis is infection of the liver.

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