Sausage becomes one of the fast food that is easy to find, many stalls until the supermarket sell it. Even many ready-to-eat sausages are easy to find, without having to process them first. However, eating many fast food such as sausage is not good for health. In fact, these processed meat foods can cause various health problems, because of the high salt content and preservatives in it.
And recent research said, if at this time, a lot of sausages are contaminated by the Hepatitis E Virus. It harmful to the health. Well, do you know what is Hepatitis E? Here's the full review.
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Scientists
at government agencies, found that some people are infected with this
virus with varying symptoms, ranging from extreme fatigue to liver and
brain damage. Bengu
Said's researcher and Professor Richard Tedder, said that the nature of
this viral infection is 'dynamic', depending on the meat that
obtained from farms and then processed into ready-to-eat foods, one of
which is sausage.
Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) usually produces mild symptoms, but in rare cases. It can be fatal, especially in pregnant women or those with weak immune systems. But you do not have to worry, at this time the risk of hepatitis E virus is mostly from the consumption of pork
What is Hepatitis E?
Hepatitis E is generally a mild and short-term infection that does not require any treatment, but it can be serious. The symptoms range from fatigue to liver failure. In rare cases, it can be fatal, especially in pregnant women or those with weakened immune systems.
Usually the infection will heal by itself. But the virus can cause this persistent infection which in turn can cause chronic inflammation of the liver.
The number of cases in Europe has increased in recent years, and is now the most common cause of short-term hepatitis in the UK. There is no vaccine for hepatitis E.
