One may begin imagining what a silent killer really is by the virtue of this write up title and why has the name silent killer given to such incidence.
The silent killer is actually a disease called hepatitis diseases caused hepatitis virus, It is also known as a deadly viral infection.
Since the advent or origin of this disease, many lives have gone by causing such lives to escape from the earth, unknownly to some infected while others are ignorant of it.
Now what is hepatitis?
Hepatitis is usually define as the inflammatory situation of the Liver. This infection affect an individual by interfering with the functioning and activities of the Liver such as;
- Breaking down or metabolism of fats, carbohydrates etc.
- Excretion of hormones, or even drugs after acting or carrying out their functions in the body.
- Building up or production of clothing factors.
- Storage of energy source and vitamins.
- And also, Filtration of harmful substances such as toxins from the blood.
- interfer with the enzymatic activity of the Liver.
There are different types of hepatitis such as; hepatitis A, B, C, D etc. but most prevalent among them are B and C.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
- Joint pain
- Headache
- Vomiting
- Nausea
- Lack of appetite.
MODE OF TRANSMISSION
1. Through blood transfusion
2. Sexual intercourse
3. Direct with Sputum or fluid of infected persons.
PREVENTION
1. By vaccination
2. Keeping clean and neat environment.
3. Avoid direct contact with infected fluid.
TREATMENT
It can mostly be manage with use of drugs prescribed by a qualified doctor.
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