Jaundice means yellowing. The skin is yellow. Even the whites of the eyes are yellow. These are both seen in jaundice. This is due to high bilirubin levels from liver diseaseand cancer of the liver. Gall stones can block the gall ducts and also cause this.
failure of the liver to function properly
certain antibiotics and if you have jaundice from a failing liver, many things could cause it.
People with Malaria often have Jaundice because the destruction of the red blood cells that Malaria cause's can cause Jaundice.
Polluted water can causes the out brak of Jaundice.
the answer is no
yes it can
True jaundice comes from the reddish-yellow bile salt, bilirubin. Unusually high concentrations of this compound in the body cause yellowing, or jaundice. Jaundice is typically diagnostic of liver failure. As such, jaundice itself does not spread by touch. However, if an infectious disease has attacked the liver and thus is the root cause of the jaundice, that infection may be transmissible by touch.
Hyperbilirubinemia causes jaundice.
Jaundice is an infection of the liver, and if it , the liver was week due to early drinking, it can cause the patient to even die.
In jaundice there is depostion of billirubin and bile salts in the skin, the billirubin gives the yellow color and the salts is the reason of pruritis.
Jaundice is a descriptive term for yellow skin. Your skin won't turn yellow from kissing someone. If the cause of their jaundice is an infectious diease, you may contract it from kissing. The viral hepatitis infections are not spread by kissing.
The only cure for jaundice is to let the liver heal. No drugs, especially no alcohol. Reduce proteins to about 2.5 oz per day. Don't over eat. Rest.
It often causes abdominal pain, fever, and jaundice