JAMIA HAMDARD

NAME:-FARAZUL HODA
M.PHARMA(P.P)
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 HEPATITIS
•Hepatitis refers to an inflammatory condition of the liver.

• It’s commonly caused by a viral infection, but there are other possible causes of
hepatitis.

• These include autoimmune hepatitis and hepatitis that occurs as a secondary

result of medications, drugs, toxins, and alcohol.

• Autoimmune hepatitis is a disease that occurs when the body makes antibodies
against the liver tissue
Types of Hepatitis
•HEPATITIS A
•HEPATITIS B
•HEPATITIS C
•HEPATITIS D
•HEPATITIS E
HEPATITIS A
•Hepatitis A virus (HAV), or infectious hepatitis, is often a self-limiting
and acute viral infection of the liver posing a health risk worldwide.

•The infection is rarely fatal.

•According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

the 2,979 reported cases of acute clinical hepatitis A infection in the
United States in 2007.
ETIOLOGY
•Hepatitis A is a RNA virus belonging to the genus Hepatovirus of the
Picornaviridae family.

• Humans are the only known reservoir for the virus and transmission occurs
primarily through the fecal–oral route.

• The virus is stable in the environment for at least a month and requires
heating foods to a minimum of 85°C (185°F) for 1 minute or disinfecting with a
1:100 dilution of sodium hypochlorite
(bleach) in tap water for inactivation.