Travel and International Health (Pediatrics)

Conditions We Treat

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis A is an infection that affects liver function. It spreads very easily and is often contracted through contaminated food, water, or contact with an infected person. Symptoms include jaundice (yellowing of skin and eyes), fatigue and abdominal pain under the ribs on the right side. Most cases of hepatitis A don't cause permanent liver damage and are curable.

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Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B is a liver infection that is either acute (lasts less than 6 months) or chronic (lasting). Passed from person to person through bodily fluids, hepatitis B is a serious infection, causing symptoms like jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes), fever, nausea, fatigue and more. Chronic hepatitis B increases risk for liver cancer, liver failure, and cirrhosis (scarring of the liver).

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Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C is a virus that causes liver inflammation, passed through exposure to blood from an infected person. Symptoms, including jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes), fatigue, and stomach pain, may not be present and the infection may remain undetected. Years after the infection has caused permanent liver damage, symptoms might include bleeding easily, confusion, leg swelling, and more.

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Hepatitis in Children

Hepatitis is a viral infection that affects the liver. There are three types and all are contagious: Hepatitis A, B and C. Hepatitis A is contagious and acute, meaning you catch it and have it for a short time. Hepatitis B and C are blood infections that cause the liver to not function properly; children with Hepatitis B or C are usually infected during birth from the mother.

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Chikungunya
Malaria and other insect-borne diseases
Parasitic infections
Schistosomiasis
Strongyloides
Traveler’s diarrhea
Yellow fever