After eating one plate, the man suffered acute liver failure! Many people love to eat...

A normal day

Can you get hepatitis from just a meal?

Sometimes a virus strikes

It really catches me off guard!

A plate of stir-fried pork liver

Man diagnosed with hepatitis E

It is reported that 67-year-old Grandpa Yuan likes to eat stir-fried pork liver. A few days ago, he ate a large plate of it at home. "At first, I felt nauseous, weak, and bloated, thinking that I had eaten something bad."

A week later, Mr. Yuan became increasingly depressed and his urine changed from light yellow to golden yellow. He rushed to the hospital for treatment. The results showed that his liver function index was dozens of times higher than normal, and he was diagnosed with hepatitis E.

What is Hepatitis E?

Who is likely to be infected?

There are five "brothers" in the viral hepatitis family, namely hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D and hepatitis E. Among them, hepatitis E is an acute viral hepatitis caused by hepatitis E virus.

Hepatitis E is not well known, but it is very lethal. It is understood that since 2012, the incidence of hepatitis E has continued to exceed that of hepatitis A, ranking first among acute viral hepatitis, and its mortality rate is about 10 times that of hepatitis A. The following three groups of people need to pay special attention:

● The mortality rate often increases sharply after pregnant women and the elderly are infected with hepatitis E.

● Patients with organ transplants, blood tumors, and AIDS often develop chronic hepatitis E infection, which eventually progresses to cirrhosis.

● Patients with underlying chronic liver disease are prone to develop severe hepatitis after being infected with hepatitis E.

#How is hepatitis E transmitted?

01 Digestive tract transmission

It can be transmitted directly or indirectly through the digestive tract through contaminated drinking water, tableware, vegetables and fruits; eating uncooked pork, pork liver, shellfish and other products can also cause foodborne transmission of hepatitis E virus.

Why does eating pig liver cause infection with hepatitis E virus?

The doctor explained that if you eat pig liver contaminated with the hepatitis E virus, the virus cannot be killed if the liver is not cooked thoroughly during stir-frying. "It's not that you can't eat pig liver, the key is to cook it thoroughly at high temperature. Heating at 100 degrees Celsius for more than 3-5 minutes can effectively kill the hepatitis E virus ."

02 Blood and mother-to-child transmission

HEV transmission may occur via transfusion of infected blood or transplacental transmission.

03 Contact transmission

Close contact with people or animals infected with HEV may lead to transmission.

#Severe hepatitis E infection can be fatal

After the human body is infected with hepatitis E virus, most people may have mild symptoms or even latent infection without obvious clinical manifestations. However, some patients will have acute attacks, obvious gastrointestinal symptoms, and even systemic symptoms such as fever, fatigue, jaundice, etc. In severe cases, they may die from liver failure.

#Four tips to keep hepatitis E out

01 Vaccination

Vaccination with hepatitis E vaccine is the most economical and effective way to prevent hepatitis E. It is recommended to get vaccinated as early as possible to avoid irreversible damage and consequences.

02 Don’t be too greedy for freshness

When eating, you should avoid being too greedy for fresh and tender food and avoid eating undercooked seafood or meat.

03 Keep raw and cooked utensils separate

Using contaminated tableware may cause infection with hepatitis E virus, so tableware for raw and cooked food should be separated, and vegetables and fruits should be washed thoroughly.

04 Store food separately

Storing different foods separately can avoid cross contamination. At the same time, they need to be sealed in fresh-keeping boxes, fresh-keeping bags, etc., or wrapped in a layer of plastic wrap on the bowls and plates.

Reminder

Once jaundice, fever, fatigue

Nausea, vomiting, liver pain, etc.

Go to the hospital promptly

Prevent severe hepatitis and liver failure

The occurrence of serious liver diseases

Information source: Hubei Market Supervision Bureau