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HBV is also spread through needlesticks or sharps exposures on the job and from an infected mother to her baby during birth. Breastfeeding has not been associated with the spread of HBV. The most likely way that the spread of HBV occurs during early childhood involves contact between an infected person's body fluids (e.g., their blood or drainage from their wounds or skin lesions) and breaks in the child's skin. - Hepatitis A: Good hygiene is necessary to avoid spreading the infection. People with hepatitis A should wash their hands very carefully after using the restroom and should not handle food at work.
While there is no specific treatment for HAV (most of the treatments mentioned here are for the other types), supportive care is helpful while you fight the infection. Alcohol should be avoided. Coconut milk, not water, is antiviral and said to help in any hepatitis. Bed rest, lots of water, liver supportive herbs such as milk thistle or dandelion would be appropriate.
- Hepatitis B: Numerous nutritional and herbal treatments are available. Items not mentioned elsewhere include:
- Desiccated liver - can improve liver regeneration.
- Hepatitis Specific Transfer Factors from colostrum were used in 260 cases and a 100% clinical recovery was reported with no side-effects. Immunological profiles were normalized in approximately half of the individuals at the end of the observation period.
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