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GB virus C, formerly known as Hepatitis G virus, is a virus in the Flaviviridae family which has not yet been assigned to a genus, is known to infect humans, but is not known to cause human disease. There have been reports that HIV patients coinfected with GBV C can survive longer than those without [...]

Hepatitis E is an infection caused by the hepatitis E virus. It is most commonly spread by eating or drinking something (or putting something in your mouth, such as a utensil) that has been contaminated with the stool of a person infected with hepatitis E. There is currently no approved hepatitis E vaccine (although several [...]

The treatment of Hepatitis E is not available in the present times. There are doctors and scientists as well as researchers who are experimenting with this disease so that they can easily find out some medicines for it. In the near future, the doctors will come up with some kind of medicines for the disease. [...]

The doctors who will be diagnosing the hepatitis E will first check the medical history of the patient. The doctor will give importance on the alcohol consumption by the patient, the various medications that the patient has gone through, the previous surgeries that the patient has gone through and the sexual activity of the patient. [...]

The incubation period following exposure to HEV ranges from 3 to 8 weeks. The period during which an infected person can transmit the disease is unknown. Typical signs and symptoms of hepatitis include jaundice (yellow discoloration of the skin and sclera of the eyes, dark urine and pale stools), anorexia (loss of appetite), an enlarged, [...]

Hepatitis E is caused by infection with the hepatitis E virus (HEV), a nonenveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus. HEV replicates in the hepatocytes and is excreted in stool. Transmission is predominantly by the fecal-oral route, usually through contaminated water. Although person-to-person transmission is rare, maternal-neonatal transmission has been documented. The incubation period ranges from 15 [...]

Certain behaviors put a person at risk of contracting hepatitis D. Avoiding these high-risk behaviors is another approach to hepatitis D prevention. Following are some recommendations for avoiding these types of high-risk behaviors: 1.If you are a healthcare or public safety worker, get vaccinated against hepatitis B and always follow routine barrier precautions. Handle needles [...]

There are two types of hepatitis D acute (recently acquired) hepatitis D and chronic (life-long) hepatitis D. Each type is treated differently. There are no specific medicines that can cure hepatitis D. Therefore, treatment for acute hepatitis D is focused on dealing with any symptoms or complications that may occur. This is known as supportive [...]

Hepatitis D infection may be diagnosed by detecting the antibody against the virus. Measuring antibodies to delta antigen using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) can make the diagnosis. Immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies are increased when there is liver damage and not just in the acute illness and appear to disappear when there is resolution of the [...]

Hepatitis D occurs only as a co-infection with hepatitis B virus and usually makes the hepatitis B infection more severe. The earliest symptoms are nausea, loss of appetite, joint pains, and tiredness. There may be fever (not marked) and an enlarged liver may cause discomfort or actual pain in the right upper part of the [...]