Is jaundice contagious?

Patients with chronic hepatitis will experience a sharp increase in jaundice in a short period of time, accompanied by extreme fatigue, severe gastrointestinal symptoms, abnormal liver function or bile enzyme separation, prolonged thrombin activity, etc. The prognosis of subacute severe hepatitis is extremely poor and the mortality rate is high.

Acute icteric hepatitis can be diagnosed based on epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, and comprehensive examination of characteristics. Symptoms such as loss of appetite, fever, fatigue, upper abdominal discomfort, right upper abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, and aversion to oil may occur, followed by jaundice and urine color, such as strong black tea, commensalism, and skin and sclera infection. The liver can be enlarged and a little painful. Patients with chronic hepatitis have a sharp increase in jaundice in a short period of time, accompanied by extreme fatigue, severe gastrointestinal symptoms, abnormal liver function or bile enzyme separation, prolonged thrombin activity, etc. Subacute severe hepatitis has a very poor prognosis and a high mortality rate. Patients with chronic liver disease should be treated as soon as possible to control the disease, reduce liver cell damage and fibrosis, and prevent liver disease from developing into severe and cirrhosis. The entire course of icteric hepatitis is generally divided into three stages: pre-icteric, icteric, and recovery, with a course of 2-3 months. The main manifestations are nausea, pain in the liver area, loss of appetite, jaundice, etc.

Acute icteric hepatitis can be diagnosed based on epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, and comprehensive examination of characteristics. Symptoms such as loss of appetite, fever, fatigue, upper abdominal discomfort, right upper abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, and aversion to oil may occur, followed by jaundice and urine color, such as strong black tea, commensalism, and skin and sclera infection. The liver can be enlarged and a little painful. Patients with chronic hepatitis have a sharp increase in jaundice in a short period of time, accompanied by extreme fatigue, severe gastrointestinal symptoms, abnormal liver function or bile enzyme separation, prolonged thrombin activity, etc. Subacute severe hepatitis has a very poor prognosis and a high mortality rate. Patients with chronic liver disease should be treated as soon as possible to control the disease, reduce liver cell damage and fibrosis, and prevent liver disease from developing into severe and cirrhosis. The entire course of icteric hepatitis is generally divided into three stages: pre-icteric, icteric, and recovery, with a course of 2-3 months. The main manifestations are nausea, pain in the liver area, loss of appetite, jaundice, etc.

Jaundice caused by viral hepatitis is contagious to a certain extent. Clinically, liver damage can be called hepatitis, and jaundice may occur during an attack of hepatitis. Jaundice hepatitis mainly refers to viral hepatitis, including common hepatitis A, B, C, E, and D, which are often manifested as liver damage and elevated bilirubin. Elevated bilirubin can manifest as jaundice, i.e. yellowing of the sclera and skin, and changes in urine to a thick tea-like state. Jaundice caused by viral hepatitis is contagious to a certain extent. Different types of viral hepatitis have different routes of transmission. Hepatitis A and E are mainly transmitted through fecal-oral transmission, while hepatitis B and C are mainly transmitted through blood and body fluids. Whether hepatitis is contagious does not depend on whether there is jaundice. Jaundice does not indicate strong contagiousness, and the absence of jaundice indicates weak contagiousness. As long as it is viral hepatitis, it is contagious.