Hepatitis A and B

Hana BENJEMAASirine BEN DHIAB

2015-1016

the liver : soft, flexible organ The functional parts = hepatic lobules.

1/filter all of the blood in your body. As the blood passes through, the hepatic lobules Brake down harmful substances2/Remove down bacteria 3/Form clotting factors that control bleeding 4/After a meal, your liver stores nutriments to provide your body with energy when needed 5/Your liver also makes a substance called the bile Your gallbladder stores bile and released In your small intestine to help digest fats

What is hepatitis?

It’s an inflammation of the liver and is characterized by the presence of inflammatory cells in the tissue of the organ.

EtiologyViral hepatitis is the most common cause of hepatitis worldwide

Alcoholic hepatitis

Autoimmune hepatitis

Ischemic hepatitis Toxic and drug-induced hepatitis