Viral hepatitis is a group of liver infection conditions each caused by a different virus \u2013 mainly hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C respectively. Acute hepatitis infection features jaundice (yellowing), poor appetite, stomach upset and fatigue. Chronic infection may occur with hepatitis B and C.<\/p>\n
What is it?<\/strong> Infectious disease caused by hepatitis A virus that passes on through oro-fecal transmission, often linked with the consumption of contaminated food. May be sexually transmitted as in the MSM community. Acute infection can be severe.<\/p>\n Treatment:<\/strong> Usually resolve without treatment.<\/p>\n Prophylaxis:<\/strong> Vaccination is effective for long-term prevention<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n What is it?<\/strong> Infection caused by hepatitis B virus that is spread through contaminated injection, sex or mother-to-child transmission. Chronic infection may lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer.<\/p>\n Treatment:<\/strong> Antiviral treatment for chronic disease. Some HIV antiretrovirals are effective for treating hepatitis B disease.<\/p>\n Prophylaxis:<\/strong> Vaccination is effective for long-term prevention<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n What is it?<\/strong> Infection caused by hepatitis C virus the transmission pattern of which is similar to that for hepatitis B. Hepatitis C is transmitted through contaminated injection and transfusion. It may be sexually transmitted as reported in outbreaks in the MSM community. Chronic infection may lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer.<\/p>\n Treatment:<\/strong> Direct acting antiviral (DAA) for chronic infection.<\/p>\n Prophylaxis:<\/strong> No vaccine available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Viral hepatitis is a group of liver infection conditions each caused by a different virus \u2013 mainly hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C respectively. Acute hepatitis infection features jaundice (yellowing), poor appetite, stomach upset and fatigue. Chronic infection may occur with hepatitis B and C. Hepatitis A What is it? Infectious disease caused by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":0,"parent":8651,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8657","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cuplus.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cuplus.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cuplus.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cuplus.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cuplus.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8657"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/cuplus.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9781,"href":"https:\/\/cuplus.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8657\/revisions\/9781"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cuplus.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cuplus.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Hepatitis B<\/h3>\n
Hepatitis C<\/h3>\n