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Hepatitis A - College Essay

Hepatitis A

In the world we live in, there are many diseases which are so
deadly to the point where there is no cure for the disease. At one's first
thought, most would think of AIDS, herpes, or maybe alshimers. However one
might not consider Hepatitis, because a vaccine has been developed for
types of the disease. Hepatitis can be caught and can also be hereditary.
It is a disease to which there is no cure for but can be contained. A
person may have hepatitis for many years and still not be aware that they
have it. The disease can exist in many different forms.
Hepatitis is a disorder which involves the inflammation of the
liver, the organ in the digestive system which detoxifies ...

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form. The acute form may subside after about two months or, rarely,
can result in liver failutre. Chronic carriers are at risk of lasting
liver disease. There are many different kinds of Hepatitis, some more
serious then others.
Hepatitis A, once called infectious hepatitis, is the most
widespread cause of acute hepatitis. Usually transmitted by food and water
contaminated by human waste, such infections can reach epidemic proportions
in unsanitary and filthy regions. In the United States, increasing members
of drug abusers are coming down with Hepatitis A.
Both Hepatitis B and hepatitis non-A, non-B are spread mainly by
blood or blood products, and type B is also known to be transmitted from a
mother to a fetus and intimate contact, including sexual intercourse. Type
B virus is resistant to sterilization of instruments in hospitals, and it
is also recurrently seen in drug addicts who have shared needles. It often
causes an initial episode of liver disease, unlike ...

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Added: 1/24/2004 09:19:36 AM
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