Hepatitis B & C: what is the difference?
There are five hepatitis types: A, B, C, D, and E. Hepatitis B and C are both viruses that affect the liver and are the most detrimental ones. Hepatitis literally translates to inflammation of the liver. Before we get into the detrimental effects of hepatitis, it is important to understand why the liver is important to the body. The liver cleanses the blood of pathogens and toxins, stores glucose for energy and digests fats.
Hepatitis wrecks havoc on the liver and prevents it from completing its daily functions.
Symptoms for Hep B and C are the same. The symptoms include but are not limited to fever, joint pain, abdominal aches, vomiting, jaundice (yellowing of the eyes), diarrhea, loss of appetite.
Hepatitis B has a longer incubation period than Hep. C but both are spread through contact with blood or other bodily fluids. They can both be transmitted sexually. There is a vaccine to prevent Hep. B but unfortunately no vaccine for Hep. C. It is advised that infants, children, and teens get vaccinated for hepatitis B. In cases of all Hepatitis versions, alcohol should be avoided or kept to a minimum. Alcohol is very toxic for the liver and increases the likelihood of liver failure.
You can prevent Hepatitis by not sharing needles, using protection during sex and not being in close proximity to bodily fluids.
Hepatitis wrecks havoc on the liver and prevents it from completing its daily functions. Symptoms for Hep B and C are the same. The symptoms include but are not limited to fever, joint pain, abdominal aches, vomiting, jaundice (yellowing of the eyes), diarrhea, loss of appetite.
Hepatitis B has a longer incubation period than Hep. C but both are spread through contact with blood or other bodily fluids. They can both be transmitted sexually. There is a vaccine to prevent Hep. B but unfortunately no vaccine for Hep. C. It is advised that infants, children, and teens get vaccinated for hepatitis B. In cases of all Hepatitis versions, alcohol should be avoided or kept to a minimum. Alcohol is very toxic for the liver and increases the likelihood of liver failure. You can prevent Hepatitis by not sharing needles, using protection during sex and not being in close proximity to bodily fluids.