Hepatitis A, also called hep A, is a contagious liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus. Some people have only a mild illness that lasts a few weeks. Others have more severe problems that can last months. The hepatitis A virus usually isn’t dangerous. Almost everyone who has it ...
The hepatitis A virus is found predominantly in the stools (feces) of people with hepatitis A. HAV is transmitted when a person puts something in his or her mouth that has been contaminated with the feces of an affected person. This is referred to as fecal-oral transmission. However, variat...
When someone has confirmed hepatitis C infection, the doctor will order more tests to assess the degree of liver damage. A liver biopsy may be performed. There are several different strains of hepatitis C virus that respond to different treatments. For this reason, the doctor will order a test...
Before sexual exhaustion, prostaglandin E2, with oxytocin and histamine, acts as a vasodepressor/vasodilator; after sexual exhaustion, it, with a high level of prolactin and a lack of oxytocin and NO release, becomes vasopressor/vasoconstrictor and arterial/venous narrowing imflammator, even with ...
During the acute phase of hepatitis C, around a quarter of people experience symptoms, which may include fatigue, decreased appetite, nausea and jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes). Most people with chronic hepatitis C (six months or more after HCV infection) have few or symptoms of li...
The hepatitis viruses belong to different groups of viruses, vary in size and structure but all have one common feature in that it specifically targets the liver cells (heptocytes) and causes inflammation of the liver tissue and even death of these cells. There are other viruses that may als...
Hepatitis C, Hep B, Hep A: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment Hepatitis C, B, and A are viruses that cause liver inflammation. Hepatitis B vaccines and hepatitis A vaccines are available. Hepatitis symptoms may not appear for weeks to months after infection. Hepatitis A transmission occurs most often...
You generally get infected with the hep C virus when you come into contact with the blood — even a tiny amount — from a person who is infected. Most of the people who are infected with hep C in the U.S. probably got it from sharing needles and syringes used to inject drugs. You...
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Traditional Chinese medicine, such as Qi-Long-Tian (QLT) formula, has shown effectiveness and safety in the treatment of acute high-altitude diseases. The aim of this study was to clarify the therapeutic mechanisms of this traditional formula using a rat model in a simulated plateau environment....