Which is the best medicen for Hepatitis B

Treatment of hepatitis B

the best way to protect your self from hepatitis B is to receve the vaccine , if the infection is acute it dosent need treatment at the most cases just monitoring and get fluid , if it is chronic , the traeatment will be by applying the peginterferon alpha injection and get antiviral tab such as tenofovir , in the complicated cases the liver transplantation is the treatment

How does the virus interact in the body

The hepatitis B virus can survive for at least 7 days outside the body , During this period, the virus remains able to cause infection, The incubation period is 75 days on average, but can range from 30 to 180 days. The virus can be detected within 30 to 60 days after infection and can continue to be transformed into chronic hepatitis B

how Hepatitis B virus is transmitted

• Skin or mucous or contaminated blood or body fluids
• saliva
• Vaginal fluids
• Semen
• Intercourse
• Transfusion of contaminated blood
• A contaminated syringe
• Drug abuse
• Tattooing
• Shaving razor

what are the symptoms of Hepatitis B infection

Most people do not show symptoms during acute infection. However, some people have symptoms at this stage lasting several weeks, including

• Yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice
• Dark urine
• Extreme stress
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Abdominal pain
• Acute hepatitis can develop in a small subset of patients with severe liver failure that may lead to death
• In some people, the hepatitis B virus may also cause chronic hepatic infections that later develop into liver cirrhosis or liver cancer

Who are at risk of chronic disease

The likelihood of infection turning to chronic infection depends on the age at which the person is infected. Children under the age of six with hepatitis B virus are the most likely to develop a chronic infection

Diagnosis of Hepatitis B infection

The laboratory diagnosis of hepatitis B infection is based on detection of the surface antigen of HBsAg
The acute hepatitis virus infection is characterized by the presence of HBsAg antigen and immunoglobulin (IgM) in the primary stage of HBcAg infection.In the initial stage of infection, patients also show positive antigen for hepatitis B (HBeAg), which is usually evidence of high levels of The presence of the antigen indicates that the blood is infected and their bodily fluids are highly contagious
Chronic infection is characterized by the presence of HBsAg antigen for at least six months (in conjunction with or without HBeAg antigen). The persistence of the HBsAg antigen is the main risk factor for the development of the condition to chronic liver disease and liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) at a later stage of life

Advice

you should consult the hepatologist