Question 1

how does the mono virus make the spleen or liver larger?

Accepted Answer

Overactivity: Mono virus induces all lymph organs to be overactive. Lymph organs produce cells to fight infection. The spleen and liver contains a lot of lymph tissues.

Question 2

what to do if i had some viruses in my liver. can this result in a distended belly?

Accepted Answer

May be: What virus and when? Liver disease may be associted with accummulation of fluid in the belly.

Question 3

once chronic hepatitus b has become active and has damaged the liver, when takng the appropripriate antiviral medication, can the virus become inactive at some time?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Yes, treatment is likely to help. It has the potential to fully eliminate infection but does not always do so, but at the very least it should 
reduce the activity of the infection. Treatment is actually more effective in those who have active liver disease than those with inactive disease! See https://www.hepb.org/treatment-and-management/treatment/

Question 4

do other liver viruses besides hep b cause liver cancer?

Accepted Answer

Hep C does: Besides hep b, hep c  infection- also can cause liver cancer.

Question 5

can bilirubin levels and liver enzymes be raised by a bad virus?

Accepted Answer

Yes: This is fairly common. They might also have been raised by the medications a person takes for the virus.  If checking baseline liver function, it is best to wait until the patient has recovered fully from a recent viral illness.

Question 6

do viruses affect the spleen? are there any viral diseases that affect the spleen, much like they do the liver or pancreas?

Accepted Answer

Sure: As an example, the epstein-barr virus that causes classical mononucleosis causes the spleen to enlarge.

Question 7

can chronic herps simplex virus cause low total liver proteins if goes to your liver? i know  chronic herps can infect the liver.

Accepted Answer

Not low: Herpes simplex virus can cause acute hepatitis. It is most commonly 
seen in neonates, pregnant women and those who are immunocomprimised. Generally acute hepatitis presents with elevated liver enzymes, not low.

Question 8

what does it mean when liver enzymes are slightly elevated in a 5 yr old who had a virus 3 weeks ago? is that normal for that to happen?

Accepted Answer

Common : Many viral illnesses have a non specific irritant effect on the liver and may cause a transient rize in liver enzymes.Within a month or two this is usually gone.

Question 9

hep c, stage 3 liver, virus count: 700000. would different foods affect my condition. if so, what kinds of foods should i be eating/staying away from?

Accepted Answer

A complex question: In a nutshell- anything that would stress your already damaged liver.

Foods that require the liver to process such as certain certain meats, medications that can adversely affect your liver (for example, isoniazid, rifampin), and products such as alcohol and  acetaminophen.

For the foods to eat/or stray away from, a consultation with a hepatologist or a nutritionist, would be invaluable.

Question 10

i had hepatitis a virus which got resolved in 2 months. i've been told that it's highly unlikely it will lead to a permanent liver damage as the virus is already eliminated. does unlikely mean that although there's a chance but it's a very slim one?

Accepted Answer

: Hepatitis A does not cause chronic infection. In a severe infection, some scarring may be a residual effect. It is not feasible to say that there is no chance of any damage, but it is far more likely that your liver has returned to its pre-infection state than otherwise.
Get vaccination for Hepatitis B.

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How does the mono virus make the spleen or liver larger?

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What to do if i had some viruses in my liver. can this result in a distended belly?

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Once chronic hepatitus b has become active and has damaged the liver, when takng the appropripriate antiviral medication, can the virus become inactive at some time?

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Do other liver viruses besides hep b cause liver cancer?

A member asked:

Can bilirubin levels and liver enzymes be raised by a bad virus?

A member asked:

Do viruses affect the spleen? are there any viral diseases that affect the spleen, much like they do the liver or pancreas?

A member asked:

Can chronic herps simplex virus cause low total liver proteins if goes to your liver? i know chronic herps can infect the liver.

A member asked:

What does it mean when liver enzymes are slightly elevated in a 5 yr old who had a virus 3 weeks ago? is that normal for that to happen?

A member asked:

Hep c, stage 3 liver, virus count: 700000. would different foods affect my condition. if so, what kinds of foods should i be eating/staying away from?

A member asked:

I had hepatitis a virus which got resolved in 2 months. i've been told that it's highly unlikely it will lead to a permanent liver damage as the virus is already eliminated. does unlikely mean that although there's a chance but it's a very slim one?

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