Everything you need to know about Hepatitis B

The organ that gets affected in hepatitis B is the liver. The virus causes a liver infection that is also transmissible to other people. It usually is difficult to know if a person has this infection as it does not show any symptoms for 2 to 3 months.

After that, the most common symptoms are:

– Rash

– Loss of appetite

– Vomiting and/or nausea

– Dark urine

– Yellowing of the skin and eyes

– Abdominal and/or joint pain or discomfort

Most infected people can recover from it if it is acute hepatitis B without any medical assistance. But if the virus stays in the blood for about six months and more, then acute hepatitis B becomes chronic hepatitis B, which is more of a permanent infection. If this chronic infection is left untreated, it may cause some serious damage to the liver and cause some serious conditions.

Transmission

The primary way through which hepatitis B gets transmitted is through sexual intercourse. So sexually active people have higher chances of contracting the disease. Other than this, people can also get the disease through casual household contact. And this is possible because the virus can stay alive for several days, even outside the host’s body. Sharing the same nail files, razors and toothbrushes, unsterilized tattooing needles or syringes can also transmit hepatitis B.

Prevention

The best way to prevent any transmission is to engage in protected sexual intercourse. Also, avoid sharing personal items and other household tools such as toothbrushes, needles, nail clippers, dental floss, and other hygiene products. Get tattoos and piercing done from trusted and hygienic shops.

Conclusion

Only blood tests can tell if someone has hepatitis B or not. Once acute hepatitis B infection gets cured, the person becomes immune to hepatitis B. For treating chronic hepatitis B, treatments need to have antiviral medicines in it. Entekor 0.5 is a medicine that treats hepatitis B and the right combination of anti-viral drugs in it.