LIVER DISEASE

Hepatitis
A.Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver due to toxins, such as chemicals or drugs or agents that cause infections. Hepatitis that lasts less than 6 months is called "acute hepatitis," hepatitis that lasted more than 6 months is called "chronic hepatitis".


B. Causes Of Hepatitis
Hepatitis usually occurs because of virus, especially one of the five hepatitis viruses, namely A, B, C, D or E. Hepatitis can also occur due to other viral infections, such as infectious mononucleosis, yellow fever and cytomegalovirus infection. Causes of non-viral hepatitis alcohol and drugs major.

C.Types of Viral Hepatitis

• Viral Hepatitis A: Hepatitis A virus mainly spreads through feces. The spread is caused by a poor level of cleanliness. In developing countries often plague that spread through food and water.
  
• Viral Hepatitis B: Transmission is not as easy as viral hepatitis A. Hepatitis B virus is transmitted through blood or blood products. Transmission usually occurs among drug users who use needles together, or between sexual partners (both heterosexual and homosexual men). Pregnant women infected with hepatitis B can transmit the virus to her baby during childbirth. Hepatitis B can be transmitted by healthy people who carry hepatitis B virus In the Far East and Africa region, several cases of hepatitis B develop chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and liver cancer.
  
• Viral Hepatitis C: Causing at least 80% of cases of hepatitis caused by blood transfusion. Hepatitis C virus is most commonly transmitted through drug users who use needles together. Rarely occur through sexual transmission. For reasons still unclear, patients with "alcoholic liver disease" often suffer from hepatitis C.
  
• Viral Hepatitis D: Only occurs as a co-infection of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis D virus causes hepatitis B infection becomes more severe. Which has a high risk of this virus is a drug addict.

D.Symtomps Of Hepatitis

Nausea, vomiting, no appetite, weakness, fatigue, decreased stamina increased need for sleep Fever, Dark-colored urine, White feces, Nails, skin and the whites of the eyes turns yellow, Enlarged upper abdomen and weight loss

Cirrhosis
Liver cirrhosis is the final stage of the process of liver fibrosis, which is a consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of normal tissue with fibrous tissue so that the liver cells will lose its function. Cirrhosis is most commonly caused by alcohol, hepatitis B and C and fat liver disease but has many other possible causes. In such cases, often an interruption in the portal vein in the liver (in English: Extrahepatic portal vein obstruction, EHPVO) resulting in disruption of homeostasis in the liver dysfunction that affects the synthesis of coagulation factors, especially factor V and factor VII. The way to prevent cirrhosis is not to consume coffee in large quantities, but can be done by reducing the consumption of alcohol. Other studies have claimed that heavy drinkers who turned out to have a blood sugar test results that are more healthy and coffee effect in reducing levels of liver enzymes in the blood are also more visible.