#Hepatitis#definition#virus#types #hepatitis A#hepatitis B#hepatitis c #hepatitis D#hepatitis E#signs #symptoms#liver#effected by hepatitis#picture presentation of each type#treatment#vaccines#prevention from disease #world hepatitis day

1. Hepatitis
Samikshya Chhetri
Department of Pharmacy
Kathmandu University
Dhulikhel -04,Kavre,Nepal
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2. • Define hepatitis & viral hepatitis
• Learn about the 5 different types of
viral hepatitis
• Learn more about their:
• Signs/symptoms
• Risk factors and prevention
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3. • Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver
• Hepat (liver) + itis (inflammation)= Hepatitis
• Viral hepatitis means there is a specific virus that
is causing your liver to inflame (swell or become
larger than normal)
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4. • Is located in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen
•Cleans the blood
•Regulates hormones
•Helps with blood clotting
•Produces bile
•Produces important proteins
•Maintains blood sugar levels
•And much, much, more
• The liver is essential
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5. Walls of
scar
tissue
begin to
form
Healthy liver cells
become trapped
by a wall of scar
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6. 5 types:
A: fecal-oral transmission
B: sexual fluids & blood to blood
C: blood to blood
D: travels with B
E: fecal–oral transmission
Vaccine
Preventable
Adapted from Corneil, 2003
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15. NAME OF THE
DISEASE
NAME OF THE
VACCINE
DOSAGE AND
ADMINISTRATIO
N
IMMUNIZATION
SCHEDULE
Hepatitis A Hepatitis A 0.5ml(1st dose)
1 ml (2nd dose)
2 years or above
and 6 to 12
months after the
first(two doses)
Hepatitis B Hepatitis B 0.5 ml IM
injection child<10
years,10
mcg/doses
Child>10
years,20 mcg.
Second dose is
given1 month
after first and
third after 5
months.(three
doses).
Babies :1,2,12
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