Which liver diseases can be infected

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I am a doctor specializing in the treatment of liver diseases, and I have been studying liver diseases for many years. Patients often ask me which liver diseases are infectious. In fact, the question is very simple. Now I'll introduce to you which liver diseases are infectious.

Which liver diseases can be infected

First, viral hepatitis is divided into five types: type A, type B, type C, type D and type E. These five types of hepatitis have occurred in China, and there is no cross immunity between these five types, that is to say, after getting any type 1 hepatitis, there may be another type 4 hepatitis.

Second: hepatitis A is an acute intestinal infectious disease, mainly in children and adolescents, hepatitis A patients are the main source of infection, through the fecal oral route. For the prevention of hepatitis A, washing hands before and after meals is the key. People who have close contact with hepatitis A patients should be injected with gamma globulin immediately (within 7 days at the latest).

Third: the prevalence of hepatitis B is the highest among all types of hepatitis. Hepatitis B patients and cured patients may become carriers of hepatitis B surface antigen. In addition, many people who are infected with hepatitis B virus do not get sick, but become asymptomatic carriers of hepatitis B virus surface antigen. The main transmission routes of hepatitis B are: perinatal transmission, iatrogenic transmission (including blood transfusion, injection and medical injury) and contact transmission (including sexual contact and close contact with family members). The most effective measure to prevent hepatitis B is to inject hepatitis B vaccine.

matters needing attention

If the liver disease is infectious, it will take more attention in the treatment, because the infectious patients will be moved to the isolation ward for treatment, which will make the patients pay attention to many details.