[32] Natural Therapy of Hepatitis -2 1/ The types of hepati…

[32] Natural Therapy of Hepatitis -2
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The types of hepatitis are explained in detail in the last issue. There are five types of hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E, but types A and E are rare in Korea and do not progress chronically. And the treatment of infections is similar, regardless of type.

And type C is similar to type B, but the symptoms are weak, and type D only occurs in patients infected with type B. Therefore, the prevention and treatment of hepatitis today will be mainly focused on hepatitis B, which is prevalent in Korea and Asia.


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However, hepatitis C is a hepatitis that tends to become more chronic than any infection, so special attention should be paid to cure it in the acute stage.

If you look at the development of hepatitis and its progress in more detail, the first stage, the incubation period, can vary by 3 to 7 weeks depending on the type of hepatitis and your physical condition. The initial symptoms of onset are fever and symptoms similar to colds.

In addition, there are cases of fatigue, vomiting, and white stool and dark colored urine.



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This jaundice usually takes about 2 weeks, and then the body recovers in about 2 weeks. Then, an immune system is formed and normal health is restored.

However, in the acute phase described above, rather than being cured, if symptoms worsen, it can be converted into severe hepatitis, which can lead to a lethal infection that results in coma or 90% of deaths.

Most of the types of infections that are converted into such severe hepatitis are C and B.
In addition, even if hepatitis D is combined with hepatitis C patients, severe hepatitis may occur.
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In the case of acute hepatitis, if it is not cured, hepatitis is converted to chronic. The reason for this chronicity is that it can be converted into chronic hepatitis when treatment is not smooth in the acute period or when the patient's immunity is weak.

Chronic hepatitis C infection can be seen in approximately 40% of patients, and in case of hepatitis B, approximately 10% of patients are chronic.

The prevention method of hepatitis is first of all hygienically blocking the path of infection of the hepatitis virus, and care must be taken at all times, and then health care is needed to maximize immunity.
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And hepatitis vaccine can be used as an artificial method.
After hepatitis, immune globulin is produced in serum. Using this principle, hepatitis was prevented by using immunoglobulin obtained from the blood of a chronic patient with immunity.
However, when using globulin obtained from chronic patients, there is a risk of infection, so the virus must be sterilized by heat treatment.
However, with the development of vaccine production technology, a technology for producing vaccines in large quantities by inserting a gene capable of producing the desired globulin into bacteria or fungi has been developed, and hepatitis vaccine is produced in this way.
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Currently, hepatitis B vaccine is also produced in Korea, and if you are under 40 years of age, you can prevent hepatitis by producing antibodies to about 90% of people if you inoculate 3 times. However, in the case of 50 years or older, the production of antibodies is not good.

And after vaccination, some people have swollen vaccination sites or complain of fatigue, chills, headaches, and vomiting, but in many cases there are no sequelae.

And the question of how long the vaccine's preventive effect lasts is still unclear.(fin)