Disease Details
| Viral hepatitis B | |
|---|---|
| Disease Type | Infectious Diseases |
| Description |
It is a viral infection of the liver . When you do not treat the condition, complications will occur as liver injuries or liver cancer . • The incubation period The incubation period of hepatitis 90 days on average, then the symptoms begin to appear on the patient infected, and can range from 60-150 days |
| Causes |
- Sexual contact - Joint use of contaminated needles and syringes with the virus from an infected person . - Exposure to prick from needles contaminated with the blood of a person with acute viral hepatitis B by mistake, such as people working in the health field and laboratory - From mother to child during childbirth |
| Symptoms |
It causes hepatitis B virus severe symptoms lasting several weeks, including - Body aches . - Change in the color of dark urine color . - Nausea and vomiting . - Diarrhea . - Fever . - Yellowing of the skin and eye . - Severe drought as a result of vomiting . - Pain in the upper right area of the abdomen . |
| Treatments |
Treatment of infected viral hepatitis depends on the activity of the virus and the development of the disease . - Taking enough rest . - Eat fresh fruits and vegetables . - Drink fluids, especially water . - Eat some painkillers . - Most people with acute symptoms are cured without the need for medical intervention and treatment with drugs, but in the event of disease progression or symptoms persist for a long time, your doctor may resort to the use of medications to treat symptoms . • Treatment of chronic hepatitis - Treatment depends on the extent of the virus activity in the body . - The goal of treatment is to stop liver damage by inhibiting the multiplication of the virus . - Use of antiviral drugs if the virus is active and if there is a risk of liver damage . - Anti-retroviral drugs are not given for all people with chronic hepatitis B, but in need of medical follow - up and continuous testing to determine the activity of the virus in the body and damage caused in the liver tissue . |
| Prevention |
- All infants should be vaccinated for hepatitis B to prevent infection . - The vaccine is given in three separate doses . - In areas with high HIV transmission from mother-to-infant should be given the first dose of the vaccine as soon as possible after birth (ie within 24 hours ). - The vaccine is given to all children and adolescents under the age of 18 and who have not received the vaccine by . - The vaccine is given to persons belonging to vulnerable groups of high risk, such as : - In contact with holders of hepatitis B infection at home . - People who need so much blood transfusion or derivatives . - Persons subject to organ transplants . - People who face the risk of infection with hepatitis B infection by virtue of their health such as people working . - Travelers who come for countries where infection rates are high virus hepatitis B . - Avoid the participation of others in the use of tools is likely to be contaminated and can penetrate the skin, such as needles or razor or toothbrush . - Avoid forbidden sexual relations |
