The harm of hepatitis E

The largest glandular organ in the human body is the liver, which plays a vital role in people's physical health. Because the liver is the hub of human metabolism, it is also the largest digestive organ of the human body, and it is also the hematopoietic organ of newborns. Once people have problems with their livers, their lives and health are seriously threatened. Hepatitis E is a type of liver disease and also a very scary disease. So, what are the dangers of hepatitis E?

Hazard 1: The age of hepatitis E onset is mostly 15-49 years old, the incidence rate in children is lower, and the incidence rate in pregnant women is higher. The mortality rate among general patients is 2.7-4.0%, and the mortality rate among pregnant women with hepatitis E can be as high as around 10-40%. There are three major hazards of hepatitis E. After a patient is infected with hepatitis E, the virus will remain dormant in the human body for 15 to 25 days. Hepatitis E can generally be divided into four types according to clinical manifestations: acute icteric type, acute non-icteric type, acute severe type and cholestatic type.

Hazard 2: Among the affected population, pregnant women and the elderly become seriously ill after being infected with hepatitis E. In addition to fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, and vomiting, patients with acute jaundice will also have yellow urine, yellow eyes, yellow skin, and a significant increase in blood bilirubin. There are three major hazards of hepatitis E. Patients with severe hepatitis E have more serious symptoms and may even develop life-threatening complications such as hepatic coma and disseminated intravascular coagulation.

Hazard three: Because most patients have very obvious gastrointestinal symptoms, such as cholangitis, cholecystitis, and liver failure, etc., do not underestimate hepatitis E. When gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite occur, and the transaminase level in liver function tests increases, regardless of whether jaundice occurs, hepatitis A and hepatitis E antibodies should be tested in time to clarify the diagnosis of the pathogen.