Hepatitis B is a dangerous disease which effects the liver badly Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. Most adults who get it have it for a short time and then get better. This is called acute hepatitis B.
But it also damages the liver for long time known as chronic hepatitis B, it can damage your liver. Babies and young children infected with the virus are more likely to get chronic hepatitis B.
Symptoms of Hepatitis B is more likely to flu but when the times go virus will affect your liver more and more, it is dangerous for the person who are dealing Hepatitis B from long time.
Symptoms of Hepatitis B:
These are common symptoms of hepatitis B which are given below
people feeling tiredness all the time.
have Mild fever all the time.
Deals with Headache and severe headache.
Don’t want to eat anything.
stomach is upset all the time and feeling vomiting.
Belly pain.
Tan-colored bowel movements (stools).
Dark color of urine
Yellowish eyes and skin having jaundice .
Jaundice usually appears only after other symptoms have started to go away.
Major causes of Hepatitis B:
It is caused by the hepatitis B virus. It is spread through contact with the blood and body fluids of an infected person. This disease is transform from one person to another person.
These are major causes of hepatitis B:
Having sex with the infected person, without taking any precaution
Share needles, an infected needles. with an infected person.
Get a tattoo or piercing with tools that weren’t sterilized or that are infected
Share personal items like razors or toothbrush or personal garments like undergarments with an infected person.
How Hepatitis B diagnosed:
A simple blood test will tell your doctor whether you are having hepatitis B or not. Your doctor also may be able to tell if you have had the vaccine to prevent the virus.
If the matter is serious your doctor will do liver biopsy, where the minor part of liver will be tested.
Prevention from hepatitis B:
Use a Condoms before having sex, know all about your sexual partner if he or she is protected or not.
Don’t share needles, and shaving stuffs.
Wear latex or plastic gloves if you have to touch blood, and blood samples
Don’t share toothbrushes or personal things.
Don’t get a tattoo, or make sure that the needles used have been cleaned properly and are sterile.
The hepatitis B vaccine is the best way to prevent this infection. The vaccine of hepatitis B is a series of 3 or 4 shots. Adults at risk and all babies, children, and teenagers should be vaccinated.
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