Signs, causes and treatment of hepatitis A, B, C in children. Vaccination against hepatitis for children

Ways of infection and signs of hepatitis infection in children.

Viral hepatitis is one of the most common diseases. It is on the third place after intestinal infections and ARVI in children. Approximately 60-80% of children were infected with viral hepatitis. Most often, children are infected in the countries of the third world, often an illness is called a disease of dirty hands.

Viral hepatitis: symptoms and causes in children

• There are several reasons for the occurrence of viral hepatitis in children. It is worth considering that types A and E are transmitted by oral-fecal route of
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• . Virus cells are kept in feces and urine and enter the baby's body through the mouth. Most often, children aged 3-9 are ill, this is due to the love of toys and the unwillingness to wash their hands often.
• Hepatitis C and B are transmitted through the blood. Most often they get sick after visiting the dentist and in the departments where the blood is transfused and the organs of

are transplanted. About 70% of all hepatitis is type A, it is they who are most often sick in childhood.

You can get infected in such ways:

• Playing with common toys
• Visiting a common toilet
• If the hygiene rules of a sick person are not being observed during cooking

Symptomatic of hepatitis of different strains differs.

In general, we can note three phases of the disease:

• Incubation period .It can last from several days to several weeks. The patient may have symptoms of acute respiratory viral infection or gastritis. Sometimes there is pain in the epigastric region. Doctors at the place of residence often diagnose ARVI or gastritis
• Predzhettuha .In this period, the patient's condition worsens. There may be fever, vomiting, nausea, weakness. Frequently there are reactions from the side of the central nervous system. Cramps, weakness, bad sleep, nightmares
• may occur. Jaundice .Already during this period, you can identify the disease by examining the patient. Skin covered in yellow. When palpation of the liver, its increase is observed. In this period, the patient's condition improves
• Recovery. The yellowness gradually passes, the liver decreases in size. When palpation is not detected

Viral hepatitis: symptoms and causes in children

Symptoms of hepatitis A in children

This is the most common type of hepatitis in children. It can flow in many ways. The most common acute form of the disease. In this case, the symptoms of the ailment are pronounced. Yellowness of the skin and sclera are observed. In addition, the liver is significantly enlarged.

Symptoms of hepatitis A in children:

• Nausea
• Drowsiness
• Dark urine and whitish feces
• Lack of appetite
• Liver enlargement
• Retardation

Parents should first of all pay attention to the color of feces and take the child to a pediatrician. With palpation of the liver, everything becomes clear.

In a mild form, the icterus passes through 7-10 days. After that the child recovers. The acute form is sick 95% of children. The remaining 5% are latent cases without yellowing. But in this case the intoxication is stronger, the child very longly recovers.

Symptoms of hepatitis A in children

Symptoms of hepatitis B in children

Symptoms of ailment differ from hepatitis A. It is possible to infect hepatitis B in the womb, during labor and during breastfeeding. Often, the disease spreads through syringes and dirty surgical instruments.

Symptoms of hepatitis B and the stage of the disease:

• Incubation period .It can last up to 6 months. In this case, the condition resembles a gastritis. Diarrhea and vomiting can occur.
• Prejudgment .During this period, the amount of the virus in the blood sharply increases. The urine darkens, and the feces become light. The temperature gradually rises
• Jaundice. During this period, the skin becomes yellow, but the condition does not improve as in hepatitis A, but on the contrary, worsens. The temperature rises to 39 ° C.
• Recovery period .It does not always come, if all measures for treatment are taken the child can recover. But often deterioration of the condition occurs, the disease becomes chronic. If the disease is acquired in infancy, then in 70-90% of cases it develops into a chronic
• Cirrhosis, hepatic coma, carcinoma .This period occurs after icteric, if the body does not recover. The child gradually dies. Liver cells die

People who have had hepatitis B in infancy during the infancy experience cirrhosis of the liver or carcinoma in 20-35% of cases in adulthood.

Symptoms of hepatitis B in children

How is hepatitis A and B transmitted?

• The pathways of infection of these strains are different. Hepatitis A can occur as an epidemic in the school or in the kindergarten. You can get sick easily without washing your hands
• The virus is contained in the patient's bowel movements. Often transmitted through a visit to a common toilet or using towels
• Hepatitis B can be transmitted in utero, this is about 6-8% of cases. But the greatest chance of infection during delivery is 90% through the blood and mucus of the mother
• When feeding and nursing a sick mother for a healthy child, the probability of infection is 3%.Often ill adolescents who lead a promiscuous sex life or addicts

How is hepatitis A and B transmitted?

Vaccination against hepatitis A and B in children

• The vaccine against hepatitis A in our country is not compulsory. It is recommended to do before leaving for a holiday in hot countries, when in contact with a patient or when hemophilia and serious liver pathology. You can put children from 1 year. To get sick of hepatitis A it is possible only once in a life
• Vaccination from a hepatitis In mandatory. The first is done 12 hours after delivery. The second dose is given in a month, and the third in six months
• This is necessary, since it is now impossible to determine 100% the absence of the virus in the mother. A woman can not suspect a disease. Consequences of infection of the kid are deplorable - cancer, cirrhosis of the liver. That's why the vaccine is introduced to all newborns

Now there is a lot of information about the dangers of vaccination, but cancer and cirrhosis are very serious ailments to expose the baby to danger and refuse to vaccinate.

Vaccination against hepatitis A and B in children

The main symptoms of hepatitis C in children

Symptoms of this ailment are usually blurred. In the incubation period, this is 5-12 weeks, the virus multiplies in the body, but the child's well-being is normal. After this, jaundice may occur.

It goes through 1 month. Often there are cases of latent leakage when there is no yellowness of the skin. This is the most dangerous type of ailment. If the child does not receive treatment, the symptoms subside, but in 70% of cases the ailment becomes chronic and can lead to cirrhosis of the liver or cancer.

The main symptoms of hepatitis C in children

How is hepatitis C transmitted?

This type of hepatitis is transmitted during labor or in the womb of the mother. If the child is very serious, then there may be cases of infection in the medication cabinets.

This is possible with blood transfusion and during operations. Adolescents can get sexually transmitted or using a single syringe, during drug use.

How is hepatitis C transmitted?

Treatment of hepatitis

• All methods of treating hepatitis are based on increasing the protective functions of the body. Usually, an interferon-based drug is prescribed, antiviral drugs
• are often used. If hepatitis A causes damage to the spleen and pancreas, enzymes are prescribed. Often prescribe pancreatin and hepatoprotectors
• Usually hepatitis A passes by itself. But you must follow the diet and apply herbal tea herbal extracts or hepatoprotectors. Give drugs that reduce symptoms. These are antipyretic and antipruritic medicines
• With the hepatitis group B and C things are more complicated. If they are not treated, the ailment can become chronic. Antiviral drugs and interferon are used. Immunoglobulins are also effective. Be sure to use hepatoprotectors and adhere to the

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. Hepatitis C vaccination for children.

. Hepatitis C vaccines do not exist yet. But scientists in Europe are engaged in research. There is a group of physicians who are researching a developed vaccine on animals.

Should I vaccinate a child from hepatitis?

• In Israel and the United States, the vaccination against hepatitis A is mandatory. In our country, it can be done if there is a huge desire for
• . In this case, the vaccine will have to be bought independently. It is recommended to inoculate if outbreaks are found or the child has a sick liver
• The hepatitis B vaccine is compulsory. It is done in the hospital, a month after birth and at 6 months. Vaccination helps to prevent infection with hepatitis B and to protect the baby. The vaccine is well tolerated, rarely causing side effects.

Vaccination against hepatitis

As you can see, it is easier to prevent an illness than to treat it. So do not put your child at risk, vaccinate.

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