Jaundice hepatitis contagious

Jaundice hepatitis is mainly caused by hepatitis. It takes about two weeks from the onset of symptoms to jaundice. Patients usually show symptoms of general fatigue, nausea and vomiting, yellow urine, constipation, etc. Hepatitis caused by various causes, such as hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, D, and E, can cause skin and mucous membrane jaundice. Therefore, the occurrence of jaundice does not necessarily mean that you have hepatitis, but jaundice caused by hepatitis is only one of the symptoms and will not cause hepatitis.

Patients with icteric hepatitis have an acute onset of illness, loss of appetite, aversion to oily food, general fatigue, upper abdominal discomfort, pain in the liver area, etc., which have a serious impact on the patient's physical and mental health. Many patients are concerned about whether jaundice hepatitis is contagious? Let the hepatitis experts explain it to you below.

Icteric hepatitis can spread to:

It depends on which type of hepatitis causes the jaundice hepatitis. If it is caused by viral hepatitis (such as hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D, etc.), it will be contagious, and the transmission route is the same as the transmission route of the viral hepatitis infected. For example, jaundice hepatitis caused by hepatitis A and hepatitis E is also transmitted through fecal-oral transmission, while jaundice hepatitis caused by hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D, etc. is mainly transmitted through blood; if jaundice hepatitis is caused by alcoholic liver, fatty liver, or drug-induced hepatitis, then the jaundice hepatitis formed in this way is also not contagious.

Therefore, to determine whether jaundice hepatitis is contagious, we must first understand which type of hepatitis causes the jaundice hepatitis. Only in this way can we correctly judge the nature of jaundice hepatitis and prescribe the right medicine.

How contagious is icteric hepatitis?

As for the degree of infectiousness of icteric hepatitis, it depends on the transmission route of the icteric hepatitis virus, the amount of virus invading the body, the active replication of the virus and the length of the disease course.

Is jaundice hepatitis contagious? Based on the description above, I believe you must have some understanding. Experts remind patients that jaundice hepatitis is quite harmful to patients, so patients should pay attention and seek medical treatment in time when the disease occurs, use medication scientifically, and not take medication blindly, which will endanger their own health.