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Hepatitis
Title: Hepatitis
Category: Science & Technology / Chemistry
Details: Words: 578 | Pages: 2.5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Hepatitis
Hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver cells which is caused by certain types of viruses (A, B, C, D, and E) and it could be acute (lasts for a short period of time) or chronic (lasts for more than 6 months) [2].
All types of hepatitis have some common symptoms such as jaundice, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, malaise, and pain and discomfort in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen [1]. If these symptoms persist for a long …showed first 75 words of 578 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 578 total…Chronic hepatitis can be developed when hepatitis B, C, or D persist for more than 6 months. Hepatitis A or E can not develop to chronic hepatitis[3].
Although there are some antiviral drugs that can stop the development of chronic hepatitis like: Interferon accompanied by Ribavirin, they have so many side effects and they can not be used for a long time. That is why Liver transplantation is considered as the only way to treat hepatitis[4].
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