Hepatitis Prevention

There are some things that need to be in the prevention hepatitis disease, which is as follows:

1. Hepatitis A virus (Hva), general preventive efforts include the improvement of public health and sanitation, personal hygiene and the environment, while special effort is to form a preventive immunization.

2. Hepatitis B virus (HVB), general preventive efforts include the screening of blood donors, pregnant women and the high risks group infected by HVB. Attention to close contact with infected person and sterilization medical equipment. Special preventive efforts include passive and active immunization, and not sharing a syringe.

3. Hepatitis C virus (HVC), general preventive efforts to hold the most important role, including the screening of blood donors, high risks groups and pregnant women. Medical instruments sterilization and not share a syringe. Note that there is no vaccine for the HVC.

4. HVB and HVC with chronic need to be monitored regularly to know the journey of disease and early detection of complications. Supporting inspection need to be monitored include liver function test, Serology HVB and HVC, a Feto-protein (at HVB), USG liver, autoimmune (the HVC), and HBVDNA examination of the HCVRNA indication.

5. Hepatitis D virus (HVD), preventive efforts are not made directly. Because can not live without VHB, prevention of infection VHB indirectly will also prevent the disease hepatitis virus D. Therefore, it is necessary preventive measures against the virus with hepatitis B, that does not happen super infection with VHD. Prevention undertaken among others is by not changing sex partners.

6. Hepatitis E virus (HVE), preventive efforts include the improvement of public health, personal health and environmental hygiene also the provision of clean water that are eligible to be drunk.

7. Hepatitis F virus (HVF), the efforts undertaken with the prevention hepatitis C virus (HVC).

8. Hepatitis due to bacteria or parasites, the way of prevention need more attention to prevention efforts against the disease can also cause hepatitis.

9. For the prevention of hepatitis disease due to drugs, must be careful in consume drugs, especially when there is hepatitis pain or liver function decrease. The use of drugs must follow the correct fields.

10. For prevention of hepatitis due to alcohol , must-avoid drinking beverages.

11. For the prevention of contaminated food, should consider the food stored in the house. If the quality of foods such as peanuts, tobacco and fungi has already expired, it should be removed.