“Hepatitis D and E typically have abrupt onset of fever, nausea, and abdominal pain followed by jaundice. Hepatitis D may progress to chronic hepatitis.  Hepatitis D  is known as “delta hepatitis,” is a liver infection caused by the Hepatitis D virus (HDV). Hepatitis D is uncommon in the United States. Hepatitis D only occurs among people who are infected with the Hepatitis B virus (BHV) because HDV is an incomplete virus that requires the helper function of HBV to replicate. HDV. Hepatitis E is a liver infection caused by the Hepatitis E virus (HEV). Hepatitis E is a self-limited disease that does not result in chronic infection. While rare in the United States, Hepatitis E is common in many parts of the world. It is transmitted from ingestion of fecal matter, even in microscopic amounts, and is usually associated with contaminated water supply in countries with poor sanitation. There is currently no FDA-approved vaccine for Hepatitis E. ”

Washington State Dept of Health

“Hepatitis C is an inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus.  The hepatitis C virus is a bloodborne virus and most infection occur through exposure to blood from unsafe injection practices, unsafe health care, unscreened blood transfusions, injection drug use and sexual practices that lead to exposure to blood.  Globally, an estimated 58 million people have chronic hepatitis C virus infection, with about 1.5 million new infections occurring per year.”.

World Health Organization WHO

“Hepatitis A and hepatitis B are two types of hepatitis. (The others are types C, D, and E.) You get them from a viral infection.  Each of those viruses is different. But the diseases they cause are similar. Hepatitis brings liver inflammation, and it can be serious or even life-threatening.  There are safe and effective vaccines that can prevent hepatitis A and B (but not for types C, D, or E). There is also a combination vaccine that guards against hep A and B.”.

WebM.D.

“Treatment goals are to manage the condition causing your neuropathy and to relieve symptoms. If your lab tests indicate no underlying condition, further testing usually includes imaging, nerve function tests and more. Depending on what basic tests reveal, your healthcare provider may want to do more in-depth scanning and other tests to get a better look at your nerve damage.”

MAYO CLINIC

“Nerve signaling in neuropathy is disrupted in three ways:

• loss of signals normally sent (like a broken wire)
• inappropriate signaling when there shouldn’t be any (like static on a telephone line)
• errors that distort the messages being sent (like a wavy television picture)

Symptoms can range from mild to disabling and are rarely life-threatening. The symptoms depend on the type of nerve fibers affected and the type and severity of damage.  Neuropathy is often misdiagnosed due to its complex array of symptoms.  There are multiple types of Neuropathy.”.

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (nih.gov)

“ALS is a relentlessly progressive disorder. The rate of progression between individuals is variable and the history generally reflects gradual and progressive worsening over time until death occurs.  The initial symptoms of ALS can vary considerably from person to person, as can the rate at which ALS progresses. Not all individuals with ALS develop the same symptoms or the same sequences or patterns of progression. However, all people with ALS will experience progressive muscle weakness and paralysis; so there are different stages with ALS. About 60% of the people reported to have ALS in the United States are men, and 93% of patients are Caucasian.  It is estimated that as many as 30,000 Americans have the disease at any given time.  Most people develop ALS between the ages of 40 and 70, with an average age of 55 at the time of diagnosis. However, rare cases of the disease do occur in persons in their 20s and 30s.”

HHS

“Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or motor neuron disease, is a progressive, degenerative disease that destroys the nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement.  ALS that is often called Lou Gehrig’s disease, after the baseball player who was diagnosed with it. Doctors usually don’t know why ALS occurs. Some cases are inherited.  ALS often begins with muscle twitching, weakness in a limb, or slurred speech.  There is no cure for the disease but there is temporary treatments for ALS depending on the symptoms present.”

MAYO CLINIC

“ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.  Amyotrophic” comes from the Greek language. “A” means no. “Myo” refers to muscle.  “Trophic” means nourishment. So, amyotrophic means “no muscle nourishment,” and when a muscle has no nourishment, it “atrophies” or wastes away.  Lateral” identifies the areas in a person’s spinal cord where portions of the nerve cells that signal and control the muscles are located.  As this area degenerates, it leads to scarring or hardening (“sclerosis”) in the region.”.

“Every extra pound of weight you have additional pressure put on your weight bearing joints.  Every extra pound overweight is 4 pounds of pressure on the weight-bearing joints, like your knees and hips.”

Scott Zashin, MD, a board-certified rheumatologist and clinical professor of medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.

“Being just 10 pounds overweight increases the force on your knees by 30 to 40 pounds with every step you take,”

Kevin Fontaine, PhD, assistant professor of rheumatology at Johns Hopkins University.