Hepatitis B is a kind of viral infection which affects the liver and can cause several chronic and acute diseases. The Hepatitis B virus can be spread from one Hepatitis B infected person to another person’s body through blood, vaginal fluid, semen, and other fluids of the body.
The common symptoms of Hepatitis B:
When a person gets infected with Hepatitis B, he/she may not have any symptoms, even though the liver is getting damaged day by day. But they look the same from the outside, and it become tough for anyone to know that they are ill. Some people get very ill and have symptoms like: appetite loss, fever, fatigue, joint and muscle aches, vomiting and nausea, dark urine and yellow skin due to jaundice. Besides, some people can get symptoms like cirrhosis of liver and chronic liver damage.
What tests one should conduct to identify Hepatitis B?
People who are infected with Hepatitis B, can go through some tests to diagnose the disease. The tests include:
Albumin level test
Prothrombin time test
Test of liver functions
These three tests recognize and identify the level of lever damage by Hepatitis B. There fore some other tests are also done to monitor and diagnose people who are suffering from Hepatitis B. These are:
Anti-HBc
Anti-HBs
HbeAg
HBsAg
Treatment Of Hepatitis B:
Acute Hepatitis B infection doesn’t need any kind of special treatment, except proper monitoring of the liver and other body parts. The patient suffering from Hepatitis B should have plenty of healthy foods, fluids and take proper rest. In case if a person has rare Hepatitis B,he/she may need to transplant the liver. These people should avoid any kind of junk food and alcohol, and follow the instructions of the doctor.
How to prevent Hepatitis B?
Mainly the kids are prone to get affected by this disease. So, to keep them safe, they should get the dose of Hepatitis B vaccination. If the children don’t receive the complete vaccination dose of Hepatitis B within 19 years of age, its essential to get them the catch up dose.
Would be mothers who have the germs of Hepatitis B in their body, should get a special vaccination course including hepatitis B immunization and a hepatitis B immune globulin within the pregnancy time or within 72 hours of childbirth. But it needs to be remembered that the vaccination course should be completed within 24 hours of detecting the virus in the patient’s body.




