Most of the people all over the world have brown eyes. Some have blue; others green. And so on. But if you have yellow eyes, that’s not a matter of ethnicity. That’s Hepa.
Hepa is short for Hepatitis, a disease of the liver in which it is inflamed. Certain chemicals, autoimmune diseases, and bacterial infections can cause Hepa. But often, viruses are the culprit.
The hepatitis A virus (HAV) often exhibit symptoms of flu and jaundice. But for most people, it has no symptoms. HAV is rampant in places where the drinking water is polluted with sewage.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. HAV is the most common type of Hepa and is reported to be one of the most vaccine-preventable diseases in the United States. HAV vaccination and good hygiene habits are effective in prevention. And if you have contracted it, don’t worry. The disease tends to resolve on its own. Good news: if you were infected with HAV, you will afterwards be immune to the virus for a lifetime.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) spreads through contact with an infected person's blood, tears, saliva, semen, or any other body fluid. It is spread through unprotected sexual intercourse and the sharing of infected needles or other sharp objects that penetrate the skin.
HBV is much more complicated than HAV. It can make you feel like you have flu, or it can have no symptoms. Unlike HAV, HBV can stay active in the body for years after infection. Sometimes, it can even permanently damage the liver.
If there’s an A and a B, then there’s a C. Hepatitis C is spread by sharing or being pricked with infected drug needles, sexual intercourse with someone infected, and being born to a mother infected with Hepatitis C. Sometimes, it can be through a tattoo or body piercing which used unsterilized and dirty tools.
Like HAV and HBV, there are also vaccines for Hepatitis C. If you have either Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C for several years, you may need surgery. If Hepatitis C has caused your liver to stop working, you will need to get a new liver through a liver transplant.
When it is the organ which performs 500 functions that is impaired, dealing with A, B, C is not as easy.
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Actually, the yellow sclera of the eyes is jaundice which can be a symptom of hepatitis. However, jaundice can also be a symptom of cirrhosis, acute or chronic liver failure, Primary Biliary Atresia, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, or even bile duct blockage associated with gallstones (cholelithiasis).
So, the yellowing is jaundice which is a symptom of many liver problems including, but not limited to viral hepatitis. As well hepatitis (an inflammation of the liver) can be caused by a virus as you note or it can be caused by other processes such as fatty liver disease, chronic conditions or drug toxicity.
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