Hepatitis B is the most common chronic infectious disease
in the world. Over 300 million people worldwide are
infected with the virus.
Hepatitis
B virus (HBV), can cause lifelong infection, cirrhosis of
the liver, liver cancer, liver failure.
Babies born to mothers who are infected with Hepatitis B virus
Health care worker who are exposed to blood and body fluids
Injecting Drug users
Household contact with infection person.
Traveling in the area where Hepatitis B is very common.
Diagnosis:
Blood test to detect HBsAg and anti-HBc IgM antibody are
usually diagnostic of acute hepatits B.
If the virus continues to show for 6 month in the blood
Prevention:
Hepatitis B Vaccine.
If in case of Pregnant women infected with Hepatitis B, the
infant born must be given HBIG (hepatitis B immune glubolin)
and the vaccine 12 hours after birth
Treatment:
Alpha interferon is recommended for the treatment of
Hepatitis B virus.
