Can icteric hepatitis infect?

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There are many causes of icteric hepatitis, but not every cause of icteric hepatitis is infectious. For example, jaundice hepatitis caused by autoimmune hepatitis, drug-induced hepatitis, alcoholic hepatitis, fatty liver and other factors is not infectious. Patients and their close relatives need not worry too much. Will jaundice hepatitis be infectious? Let's talk about it

Can icteric hepatitis infect?

Jaundice hepatitis caused by hepatitis A, B, C, D and E virus is infectious, and the transmission routes of different types of jaundice hepatitis virus will be different. We should know more about it and better control it. Icteric hepatitis caused by hepatitis A and E is transmitted through saliva and feces, so people who eat and live with patients are likely to be infected,

Eating unhygienic and stale food, drinking raw water or drinking raw water are very likely to be infected with jaundice hepatitis, and its transmission power is great, so there is no corresponding vaccine for the time being. Jaundice hepatitis caused by hepatitis B and hepatitis C is transmitted through blood, mother to child and sexual transmission, the infection rate is relatively low, although there is hepatitis B vaccine, but it is not easy to cure after the disease.

Icteric hepatitis can be treated according to the method of acute hepatitis. Under the guidance of the doctor, you can take Jundan Pinggan capsule, compound junhuang granules, Danshen injection and other anti jaundice drugs. If the symptoms of jaundice are serious, and the duration is long, and there is a trend of aggravation, prednisone or prednisolone can be used.

matters needing attention

Wash your hands thoroughly before eating and after defecating. If the dirty water splashes on your skin or clothes, wash them in time, take a bath frequently and change clothes frequently. Often open the doors and windows, let the indoor ventilation, bedding and clothes also frequently change and wash, and that to the sun drying. At the same time, pay attention to food hygiene, do not drink raw water, do not eat unhealthy or deteriorated food, do not eat food not thoroughly cooked. If you need to fill teeth, ear holes, according to endoscopy, must be carried out in a regular hospital.