Iva Pitner
Mentor: A. Žmegač Horvat
HEPATITIS = inflammation of liver
HEPATITIS - causes
ACUTE: CHRONIC:
Viral hepatitis Viral hepatitis
Non-viral infection Alcohol
Alcohol Drugs
Toxins Non-alcoholic
Drugs steatohepatitis
Ischemic hepatits Autoimmune
Autoimmune Heredity
Metabolic diseases
HEPATITIS - symptoms
ACUTE: CHRONIC:
Malaise Malaise, tiredness,
Muscle and join ache weakness
Fever Weight loss
Nausea or vomiting Peripheral oedema
Loss of apetite Ascites
Abdominal pain
Dark urine
Jaundice
Hepatitis A
Transmission: faecal-oral
Incubation: 2-6weeks
High-risk countries:
Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, South America
In these regions almost every child comes into
contact with the hepatitis A virus before the age of 10
coinfection superinfection
No vaccine!