What is Hepatitis B?
Hepatitis B is a disease of hepatic disease due to infection of the virus. It is called Hepatitis B virus. Most viruses can be transmitted from one person to another. The word Hepatitis means swelling of the liver. Swelling means painful, red swelling of the body part, which is injured or infected. When one limb becomes swollen it can not work properly.
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| What is Hepatitis B? |
The liver is a organ in the body which is located in the stomach. A person can not live without the liver. There are several important tasks in it such as:
- Remove harmful chemicals and toxic products from the blood.
- Helps fight infection.
- Helps digest food.
- Stores important nutrients and vitamins.
- Store energy
We all have a risk of hepatitis B infection, but some people at high risk include:
- Baby born with mother with hepatitis B
- People in close contact with someone with hepatitis B
- People living in parts of the world where Hepatitis B is popular.
- People working with blood or body fluids (such as health professionals, laboratory workers)
- People on haemodialysis.
- People with many sex partners.
- Those people who have a history of sexually transmitted disease.
- Those who use injections for drugs
- Homosexual men.
Hepatitis B is not transmitted with:
- Sit together with the infected person
- Tamper or touch any infected person.
Due to hepatitis B infection many people may not have symptoms. Some of the symptoms that develop in people with hepatitis B include:
- Jaundice (disruption of eyes and skin yellow).
- Tiredness, fatigue
- stomach pain.
- fever.
- loss of appetite.
- Diarrhea
- Light colored stools
- Dark yellow urine
Infection with hepatitis B virus can cause chronic or chronic infection of the liver. If your liver infection symptoms are symptoms then your doctor will recommend the tests for hepatitis B examinations. Blood tests can show whether old hepatitis B or normal type is or not.
If there is a suspicion on the old Hepatitis B, other tests can be done.
Treatment of acute infection involves supportive care. To help reduce the risk of fever or to control vomiting, fluid-oral or intravenous medicines, it is necessary to give medicines. In cases of chronic infection, hepatitis B is given specific treatment. Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B is to slow down or stop the virus by damaging the liver. Your doctor will recommend medicines and treatment duration based on tests and symptoms.
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