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Hepatitis Insurance People with one of the several forms of Hepatitis can find it hard to obtain insurance and may face increased premiums from their existing insurance provider when diagnosed with Hepatitis. The Insurance Helpline can help people living with Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C to obtain a wide variety of insurance including Mortgage protection insurance, Life assurance and sports and travel insurance. |
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About Hepatitis Hepatitis is the Latin word for liver inflammation. It is characterised by the destruction of a number of liver cells and the presence of inflammatory cells in the liver tissue. Hepatitis can be caused by diseases that primarily attack the liver cells. It can also arise as a result of a disease such as mononucleosis. A person can develop hepatitis if they contract one of the viruses that can cause liver inflammation, or as a result of exposure to substances that can cause hepatitis - alcohol, fungal toxins and certain medicines. There are two ways in which medicines can lead to hepatitis: it can either occur as a result of medicine poisoning through overdoses of a medicine (eg paracetamol), or it can occur as a result of an abnormal reaction of the liver to a normal dose (eg halothane, the anaesthetic). Fortunately, the latter type of hepatitis is rare. |
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