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What is the largest internal organ in the body?
The liver is the largest internal organ in the body.
Where is the liver located?
The liver is located under the diaphragm in the upper-right abdomen.
What does the word 'hepatic' refer to?
The word 'hepatic' refers to the liver.
What causes the liver to swell in hepatitis?
An inflammatory process in the liver leads to swelling.
What happens to the bile channels during hepatitis?
The bile channels become compressed, damaging the cells that produce bile.
How does hepatitis affect blood flow through the liver?
It impairs blood flow, causing pressure to rise in the portal circulation.
What are systemic effects of hepatitis?
Systemic effects relate to altered metabolic functions of the liver and the infectious response in viral hepatitis.
What are common signs and symptoms of hepatitis?
Signs and symptoms include rash, angioedema, arthritis, fever, and malaise.
What are the types of infectious hepatitis?
Infectious hepatitis types include A, B, C, D, E, G, and GB.
What causes noninfectious hepatitis?
Noninfectious hepatitis is caused by exposure to toxic chemicals and drugs.
What is Hepatitis A?
Hepatitis A is a viral infection transmitted via water, food, or equipment contaminated with infected fecal matter.
Is Hepatitis A fatal?
Hepatitis A is rarely fatal, and people do not become asymptomatic carriers.
What is Hepatitis B?
Hepatitis B is a viral infection transmitted via intimate contact, contaminated blood or medical equipment, or from an infected mother to her baby.
Can individuals with Hepatitis B become chronic carriers?
Yes, some individuals with Hepatitis B can become chronic carriers.
What are the risks associated with chronic Hepatitis B?
Chronic Hepatitis B increases the risk of cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer.
Is there a vaccine for Hepatitis B?
Yes
What is Hepatitis C?
Hepatitis C is a viral infection transmitted by contact with contaminated blood, medical equipment, or body fluids, and from an infected mother to her baby.
What complications can arise from chronic Hepatitis C?
Chronic carriers of Hepatitis C may develop cirrhosis or liver cancer.
What is Hepatitis D?
Hepatitis D is a virus that survives only in the presence of Hepatitis B and is transmitted percutaneously or following HBV infection.
What are the risks associated with Hepatitis D?
Hepatitis D increases the risk of chronic hepatitis and
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