Background: Hepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis B virus. This virus replicates in hepatocyte cells which have the potential to be acute or chronic. Persistent or chronic hepatitis B infection is characterized by persistent HBsAg in the body for more than 6 months. Scar tissue due to injury in the liver determines the progression from fibrosis to liver cirrhosis. The sup…
Hepatitis A is a health problem in the world, including Indonesia. At the end of 2019, South Sumatra Province, Ogan Ilir District, had Hepatitis A cases with 305 cases of hepatitis A. There were 262 cases of hepatitis A reported at the UPT Clinic Sriwjaya University, including students from Sriwijaya University who live in Indralaya. The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze the re…
Introduction. Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. This condition can resolve on its own or it can progress to fibrosis (scarring), cirrhosis or liver cancer. Viral hepatitis is the world's most common cause of hepatitis from other infections, toxic substances such as alcohol, certain drugs and autoimmune diseases can also cause hepatitis. The most common route of transmission is the perinat…
Liver is the biggest organ in human body. It has important role in metabolism and also serving same vital function like the decompositing of red blood cell, digesting food, the toxin detoxification and deleting same bad element in the body. Liver disease obviously cause by the imflamation or the infection of virus, bacteria or fungus that broke the hepatocytes, and can also cause by the toxic f…