The Liver

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  1. 3. A word for fluid retention
  2. 6. You cannot spread the Hepatitis C virus from ___________
  3. 8. It is common for those who have Hepatitis c for _________ years or longer before it is diagnosed.
  4. 10. Other ways to contract the Hepatitis E virus is by eating under-cooked meat from or touching an infected _______.
  5. 11. The liver is the body's __________
  6. 13. Scarring of the liver is known as
  7. 14. What sport's instrument is approximately the size of the liver
  8. 15. Hepatitis C is caused by a virus that infects the liver
  9. 17. Hepatitis E is usually contracted by drinking water or eating food that has been _____ by feces from someone infected with the virus.
  10. 19. How do most people find out they have Hepatitis C
  11. 20. Infection with the hepatitis D virus, or ___________ agent, occurs only in people who are already infected with the hepatitis B virus
  12. 21. What can damage liver cells?
  13. 22. This type of Hepatitis lasts for more than 6 months
  14. 25. Hepatitis C could be spread through ____________ and transplants before 1992
  15. 27. A ________ of the liver may be needed for Hepatitis C diagnosis.
  16. 28. What type of Hepatitis has a vaccine
  17. 29. Acetaminophen is more commonly known as __________
  18. 31. Most people with Hepatitis B have no _____________
  19. 33. Washing dishes in __________ soapy water is a way to prevent the spread of Hepatitis
  20. 34. Because all the blood in the body must pass through it, the liver is unusually accessible to _____________ cells traveling in the bloodstream.
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  1. 1. What is the most common way to spread Hepatitis C?
  2. 2. Can your liver grow back?
  3. 4. Having your blood filtered by a machine is known as ________ because your kidneys cannot filter your blood. Those who receive this treatment long-term should be tested for Hepatitis C
  4. 5. Two of the most common complications following liver transplant are ____________ and infection
  5. 7. __________ Hepatitis is the most common cause of hepatitis worldwide
  6. 9. This type of Hepatitis lasts for less than 6 months
  7. 12. can cause cirrhosis. Associated with alcohol abuse, diabetes and obesity
  8. 16. Too much of this drug can cause serious liver damage. It can be found in more than 600 medications.
  9. 18. ______________ are at a high risk for contracting Hepatitis C
  10. 23. A common benign tumor
  11. 24. The liver __________ nutrients and drugs absorbed from the digestive tract into ready-to-use chemicals
  12. 26. Hepatitis A is most commonly transmitted in drinking water or food contaminated with the _________ containing the virus.
  13. 28. What type of test can determine if you have a healthy liver?
  14. 29. A person can spread the hepatitis A virus for about _________ weeks before his/her symptoms appear and during the first week of having symptoms.
  15. 30. _________ colored stools and blood in the stools are symptoms of cirrhosis
  16. 32. ______________ yourself by not sharing anything that may have blood on it, such as razors, toothbrushes, and nail clippers