Comparison of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C

Compare and contrast
hepatitis B and hepatitis C

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Etiology, key characteristic of the pathogen, incidence and prevalence of Hepatitis B and C3
Pathophysiology of the disease process and the clinical presentation...................................4
The role of immune system in the progression of the disease with references to the influence
of the viral characteristic........................................................................................................6
Method of diagnosis...............................................................................................................6
Relevant infection control in risk group and setting..............................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Liver disease is defined as any dysfunction which is aware in the liver function moreover
it is also state that any disturbance which is cause is in aspect of any disease or unless the liver is
responsible for the various functions in the body and also the used to take the role of critical
situations which are associated with the liver functions. In this, critical dysfunction of the liver is
usually analysed and evaluated that when the liver become diseased or injured (Terrault and et.
al., 2018). However, the loss of those function can cause significant damage to the body liver
disease is also referred to as he pathetic disease. Moreover, there are a number of diseases which
is associated with the Liver such as liver failure, liver cancer, cirrhosis, hepatitis and so on. In
this report, the major discussion of the liver disease is based on hepatitis. As per this, there are
various type of hepatitis such as hepatitis a hepatitis b hepatitis c and so on in this the discussion
is based on hepatitis b and hepatitis c. however, the recognition of the pathophysiology of both
the infection and also there diagnose and their treatment are used to analyse. In this, the report
state about various aetiologies and incidence and prevalence of the hepatitis b and hepatitis c
(Mack and et. al., 2020).
MAIN BODY
Etiology, key characteristic of the pathogen, incidence and prevalence of Hepatitis B and C
Hepatitis B
The etiology of the hepatitis b is defined as a serious liver infection which is caused by the
hepatitis b virus that is called HBV for the number of individual hepatitis b infections become
chronic and show various harmful effects on the body. This is eventually taking 6 months to
become a chronic stage in this if any individual is facing the chronic hepatitis b it directly in and
the risk of developing liver failure or liver cancer or the condition which is permanently cope a
square of the liver is called as cirrhosis. As per this, the most adult her dealing with the hepatitis
b and recover. Eventually, there are various signs and symptoms which is show the infants and
children are more likely to take the face of the condition of chronic hepatitis infection. In this,
the treatment which is relevant in order to prevent the hepatitis is vaccination and proper
medication (Rosenberg and et. al., 2018).
Hepatitis b is one of the most common infectious disease which is caused in the global
level there are a number of patients faced this disease and usually it's created the issues for the