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HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS TO MAXIMISE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST HEPATITIS

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PUERTO VALLARTA.- Hepatitis is a disease caused by the inflammation of the liver. It can originate because of physiological issues or because of liver problems. Many a times is caused by the abuse of substances such as alcohol.

There are different kinds of hepatitis. They are classified according to its characteristics, as type A, B and C.

Hepatitis type A is an infection that occurs mainly in children and it is transmitted through contact with feces.

"Children can get it when they to go day care or kindergarten; it is contagious more during summer. Feces and high temperatures are the determinants for the occurrence of this disease," said doctor David Pace Cabrales Balderas, who works with the department of Preventive Health of Jalisco’s Health Ministry (SSJ).

He said that polluted waters contaminate food, and ingesting contaminated food can be a mechanism for transmission of the disease.

Type B hepatitis is transmitted by fluids such as blood, saliva, sweat, semen, vaginal fluid, breast milk and tears. "This type of hepatitis is more frequently found in jails. It is very common in prisoners", said the doctor Cabrales Balderas...

Hepatitis C is acquired through blood transfusions, cuts, punctures and normally occurs in people who are in prisons, and those who resort to practices of tattoos and piercings. Individuals undergoing dialysis are also at ris

Signs and symptom

When you have hepatitis you do not feel well, you get the chills, fever, and lack of appetite, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Clinically the patient presents a very characteristic mouth scent, more like that of candy, some people knows it as the aroma of apples. Their skin gets yellow and so their eyes.

"In the past, the patient with hepatitis of one of these three types, were isolated and their clothes were washed carefully. Currently, things have not changed much, but now they are supported with hygiene and dietary measures since good nutrition is extremely important. There is no specific treatment. The disease can be prevented through vaccination, which is given to newborn children", said Cabrales Balderas.

[readon1 url="index.php?option=com_sobipro&pid=1&sid=703:mar&Itemid=212"]Source:www.VallartaToday.com-by MAR Translation Services[/readon1]

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