Jaundice

= **__Jaundice__** =


 * Jaundice is the yellowing of the skin, mucus membranes or eyes. (In more severe cases the color is more brown) The yellowed color comes from an over production //__bilirubin,__// a byproduct of old red blood cells.

__** Prevention **__
 * No way to prevent all cases of Jaundice
 * There are precautions you can take such as: maintaining a healthy weight, not consuming more than the recommended daily amount of alcohol.

=__Signs and symptoms__=


 * Yellow color inside the mouth may occur. As well as, dark brown colored urine and pale stools. Jaundice can be caused by many things such as, alcoholism and other dieseases and self inflicted actions that can permanently damage the liver.

__** Treatments **__


 * Treatments for this disease may include, blood tranfusions, intavenous fluids, bed rest and in infants, //Phototheapy//, which involves using a series of light treatments to try to reverse the effects.

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