Hepatitis B symptoms, treatment and prevention

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Hepatitis B is a viral infection that attacks the liver, and can cause both, acute and chronic disease.
The virus can be spread through contact with blood, or other body fluids during sex with an infected partner, unsafe injections or exposures to sharp instruments.
But most commonly, transmission happens from mother to child during birth and delivery.
In highly endemic areas, hepatitis B can spread horizontal transmission, especially from an infected child to an uninfected child during the first 5 years of life.
That’s why, in many country, newborns are vaccinated on Hepatitis B.
Hepatitis B can be almost 100 % prevented by vaccines, that are safe, available and effective.
Hepatitis B is also spread by needlestick injury, tattooing, piercing and exposure to infected blood and body fluids, such as saliva and menstrual, vaginal and seminal fluids.
Sexual transmission is more prevalent in unvaccinated persons with multiple sexual partners.

Acquiring Hepatitis B in childhood is more dangerous.
Because, Hepatitis B infection acquired in adulthood leads to chronic hepatitis in less than 5% of cases, whereas, infection in infancy and early childhood leads to chronic hepatitis in about 95% of cases.
The hepatitis B virus can survive outside the body for at least 7 days. During this time, the virus can still cause infection if it enters the body of a person who is not protected by the vaccine.
The incubation period of the hepatitis B virus ranges from 30 to 180 days,
But The virus may be detected in the blood within 30 to 60 days after infection.
Most people do not experience any symptoms when newly infected.
Acute symptoms:
Most people do not have any symptoms but in which who has symptoms include: yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice), dark urine, extreme fatigue, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
People with acute hepatitis can develop acute liver failure, which can lead to death, but such cases are rare, More than 95% of people who become infected as adults or older children will stage a full recovery and develop protective immunity to the virus.
Long Term complications include: a subset of persons develops advanced liver diseases such as cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, which cause high morbidity and mortality.
The tests, called assays, for detection of hepatitis B virus infection involve serum or blood tests that detect either viral antigens (proteins produced by the virus) or antibodies produced by the host.
The hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is most frequently used to screen for the presence of this infection.
Acute hepatitis B infection does not usually require treatment and most adults clear the infection spontaneously. Early antiviral treatment may be required in fewer than 1% of people. whose infection takes a very aggressive course (fulminant hepatitis) or who are immunocompromised.
Chronically infected individuals with persistently elevated serum alanine aminotransferase, a marker of liver damage.
There is no specific treatment for acute hepatitis B. Therefore, care is aimed at maintaining comfort and adequate nutritional balance, including replacement of fluids lost from vomiting and diarrhoea. Most important is the avoidance of unnecessary medications. Acetaminophen, paracetamol and medication against vomiting should be avoided.
As of 2018, there are eight medications licensed for the treatment of hepatitis B infection in the United States. These include antiviral medications lamivudine, adefovir, tenofovir disoproxil, tenofovir alafenamide, telbivudine, and entecavir, and the two immune system modulators interferon alpha-2a and PEGylated interferon alpha-2a.
Treatment lasts from 6 months to 1 Year.
Treatment can slow the progression of cirrhosis, reduce incidence of liver cancer and improve long term survival.
WHO recommends that all infants receive the hepatitis B vaccine as soon as possible after birth, preferably within 24 hours, followed by 2 or 3 doses of hepatitis B vaccine at least 4 weeks apart to complete the vaccination series. Protection lasts at least 20 years and is probably lifelong.
The disease is most common in the Western Pacific (6.2%) and African (6.1%) regions. In Europe rates are 1.6% and in the Americas they are 0.7%.
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God bless you for your professionalism and contributions towards my health Dr Obaz, i tested negative for hepatitis B, I'm grateful🙌.

brownbridget
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Thank God for Dr Obaz whom God used to get rid of my Hepatitis B, I’ll forever be grateful doctor..

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amazing information thankyou..but i think for hapetites B kutki powder and punarnavma mandoor are best from planet ayurvda..

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Hapatit B for baby is good or not good please answer

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Hello doctor
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Hbv clearly own possible? After some yrs

ragavenragav
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Hello doc.can i take that medicines even if my doctor dont give that medicine to me?how many times i go doctor but he didn't give me medicines only medicines for my liver protection.please help me guys🙏

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Hbv chronic cure possible? When expect medicine

ragavenragav
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Please How do I get the product? Nigeria 🇳🇬

enemaria
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Hbv any discrimination occur at Marriage time?🙏😭

ragavenragav
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Hlo! Po ! I have positive hep b mam how can i cure it ! What medicine i take !

mariteslabtang
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Aoa.mam if anybody is patient of hapatitas B from 15 years and doctor said that only take good diet no need of medicine is it true and now age is 42 and in case of marriage now can it convert transmit in partner or not if partner is vaccinated in 2005 of hap b .then cal also this hap will transmit or not

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Keeps the good work Dr Odija channel, this universe needs to know more about your cure lots of people here in the USA has this virus !,

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Dr igudia how can I also have testimony over Hepatitis B

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Many of you keep thanking Dr Igudia but haven't presented the drug and administration. How did you get the drug? Directly from the doctor using which address because am in Cameroon- Africa.

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Thank you once again Dr Igudia for I'm completely free from Hepatitis B virus, all my life I will keep thanking you for the great help and for your herbal medication which actually works. thank you doc

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Thank you so much Dr. Umoru on YouTube you really helped me out with my hepatitis b issues I am now totally free…

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Hbv infec person marriage possible? To normal person marriage possible?🙏😭

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I don't know where to begin, but you are the most caring doctor that i have ever known. Thank you Dr Igudia for taking away my Hepatitis B Infection pain. God bless you. So much accolades to you sir

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