Is jaundice another name for hepatitis b?

Answer 1

Jaundice or yellow jaundice is a yellowing of the skin and other bodily tissues due to the presence of the chemical bilirubin, which is derived from old blood cells. Hepatitis is one of several liver diseases which can cause jaundice. Jaundice often is seen as a symptom of the diseases malaria and cirrhosis, as well as with cancer within the liver or pancreas. Jaundice is quite normal and harmless in babies during their first days of life, especially premature babies.

Answer 2

The liver becomes less capable of removing a substance called bilirubin from the body. Bilirubin is a yellow-pigmented substance that forms from the break down of red blood cells.

Since the liver is incapable of removing it, it builds up in the blood stream and ultimately ends up in the skin.

Answer 3

The symptoms of hepatitis a are fatigue, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain or discomfort, loss of appetite, low-grade fever, dark urine, muscle pain, yellowing of the skin and eyes and many more.

Answer 4

Jaundice is not another name for that, it is when a part of the body yellows from an excess of bilirubin, which can often be attributed to problems in the liver since it moderates bilirubin levels and works to expel bilirubin.

Answer 5

Most of the time yes. It depends on the type that you have. A usually does but B and C it depends on time

Answer 6

It is one symptom. When the Liver is affected by disease, Jaundice is a symptom.