{"id":7978,"date":"2018-07-23T10:27:13","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T14:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hancockregionalhospital.org\/?p=7978"},"modified":"2018-07-23T10:27:13","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T14:27:13","slug":"what-is-hepatitis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hancockhealth.apgar.digital\/es\/2018\/07\/what-is-hepatitis\/","title":{"rendered":"What Exactly is Hepatitis A,B, and C?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">El D\u00eda Mundial de la Hepatitis es el 28 de julio<sup>th<\/sup> and serves as a great excuse to become educated about this disease. Prior to writing this article, I knew very little about this virus. Here are some things I learned.<\/p>\n<p>Hay tres tipos principales de hepatitis: A, B y C. Las tres variaciones del virus afectan el h\u00edgado a trav\u00e9s de la inflamaci\u00f3n, pero todas se transmiten y tratan de manera diferente.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hepatitis A<\/strong> suele ser el menos intenso de los tres. La hepatitis A generalmente no provoca infecciones a largo plazo y el h\u00edgado generalmente se cura dentro de los dos meses posteriores a la infecci\u00f3n sin un medicamento espec\u00edfico. Puede contraer el virus comiendo o bebiendo art\u00edculos infectados con el virus, pero se puede prevenir con una vacuna.<\/p>\n<p>Las personas infectadas con aguda <strong>Hepatitis B<\/strong> Por lo general, se recupera en unos pocos a seis meses, pero la hepatitis B puede volverse cr\u00f3nica en algunos pacientes. Puedes contraer el virus intercambiando sangre, semen y fluidos vaginales con alguien. La hepatitis B se puede transmitir a trav\u00e9s del contacto sexual, al entrar en contacto con la sangre de alguien que est\u00e1 infectado al usar algo como una navaja de afeitar o un cepillo de dientes, o al compartir agujas, incluidas agujas para tatuajes y piercings sucias. La hepatitis B tambi\u00e9n se puede transmitir a los beb\u00e9s durante el parto si su madre est\u00e1 infectada. Si bien no existe un medicamento espec\u00edfico para el tratamiento, la hepatitis B se puede prevenir mediante la vacunaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>La hepatitis B se vuelve cr\u00f3nica si alguien est\u00e1 infectado durante m\u00e1s de seis meses. Los beb\u00e9s tienen m\u00e1s probabilidades de tener hepatitis B cr\u00f3nica que los adultos, y la hepatitis B cr\u00f3nica se puede tratar con medicamentos.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hepatitis C<\/strong> Se transmite m\u00e1s com\u00fanmente al entrar en contacto con la sangre de una persona infectada. La hepatitis C se puede transmitir al compartir agujas, al tatuarse o perforarse con una aguja sucia o mediante transfusiones de sangre sucia. La mitad de los pacientes infectados con hepatitis C pueden desarrollar hepatitis C cr\u00f3nica, que puede provocar cicatrices en el h\u00edgado (cirrosis) o incluso insuficiencia hep\u00e1tica. No existe vacuna para la hepatitis C.<\/p>\n<p>Se ha observado que los efectos de la hepatitis C cr\u00f3nica suelen afectar m\u00e1s a los hombres que a las mujeres. Se cree que los niveles de estr\u00f3geno en las mujeres ayudan a prevenir casos graves de cirrosis, mientras que los hombres suelen verse afectados de forma m\u00e1s conmovedora. La hepatitis C cr\u00f3nica se puede tratar con medicamentos.<\/p>\n<p>Diagnosticar la hepatitis puede ser complicado porque los s\u00edntomas suelen aparecer despu\u00e9s de que alguien ha estado infectado durante varios meses. Los s\u00edntomas incluyen orina oscura, dolor de est\u00f3mago, piel u ojos amarillos, heces p\u00e1lidas, fiebre baja, p\u00e9rdida de apetito y fatiga, y malestar estomacal.<\/p>\n<p>Consulte a su proveedor de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica si nota alguno de estos s\u00edntomas o si cree que existe la posibilidad de haber estado expuesto al virus. Si le han diagnosticado, debe notificar a todas sus parejas sexuales y practicar sexo seguro. Tambi\u00e9n debe notificar a todas las personas con las que vive para que puedan estar seguros de prevenir la infecci\u00f3n. Tambi\u00e9n debes dejar de beber alcohol durante tu tiempo de recuperaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>En la mayor\u00eda de los casos, las personas pueden recuperarse bastante r\u00e1pido de este virus, pero es importante vacunarse para prevenir la enfermedad y tomar precauciones serias si conoce a alguien infectado. En caso de duda, consulte a su proveedor de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica y solicite un an\u00e1lisis de sangre para ver si est\u00e1 infectado.<\/p>\n<p>Para obtener informaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s detallada sobre la hepatitis, visite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/viral_hepatitis\/article.htm\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/hepatitis\/digestive-diseases-hepatitis#1\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>, y <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hepmag.com\/article\/hep-c-gender-differences-25859-679946429\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Hepatitis Day is July 28th and serves as a great excuse to become educated about this disease. Prior to writing this article, I knew very little about this virus. 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