The Importance of Hand Washing
When we are young, some of the things that teach us to maintain our personal hygiene is to wash your hands after using the bathroom, but over the years we seem to forget all the times our mother repeated that it was extremely important and notes that many people do not wash their hands, completely losing the habit.
Although the number of people who wash their hands after using the bathroom is high, with 66% of men and 88% of women (who apparently are more hygienic), there remains a number of people who do not and forget the great source of disease this is. After the jump I will remind you what is the importance of washing their hands.
Most People Who Get Hepatitis A Recover on Their Own
Symptoms of the disease are common to all forms of hepatitis A, B and C. The person who gets any form of hepatitis A, B or C, used to feel like you have the flu. There are symptoms that always occur, and that only some people have. Others even have none. Either way, if you have any of the disorders that follow, it is advisable to consult a physician. If this suspicion that this may be hepatitis, will surely make a blood test.
Common symptoms
* Fatigue
* Nausea
* Fever
* Loss of appetite
* Stomach pain
* Diarrhea Symptoms that some people have only
* Darkening of urine
* Light-colored stool
* Yellowing of skin and eyes (jaundice)
Treatments
Most people who get hepatitis A recover on their own after a few weeks. However, it is very important to follow some guidelines:
* Bedridden for several days or weeks as the general state of the person;
* Follow a diet rich in protein and low in fat (for lowering the level of transmittance’s in the blood);
* Drink plenty of fluids (water or juice);
* Do not drink until you have completely recovered;
* Take the medications your doctor tells you (do not act against hepatitis, but it relieves symptoms and helps you feel better);
* Avoiding certain types of drugs like painkillers and tranquilizers.