The best way to prevent hepatitis B infection is to get vaccinated .A person needs to be administered three injections over a period of six-month .Combination vaccines against hepatitis A and hepatitis B are also available. Combination vaccines for the paediatric age group that protect against HBV, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis) and poliovirus are …
Hepatitis B is caused by infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Although 90 per cent of the people infected with hepatitis B are cleared of the infection, about ten per cent go into the chronic phase .Hence the outcome of the disease is different for different people. After the infection, in the first 6 …
Some viruses attack the liver primarily and they are called hepatitis viruses. The hepatitis viruses are of many types such as types A, B, C, D, E, and G. Commonest amongst these are Hepatitis A, B and Hepatitis caused by B and C viruses may lead to chronic hepatitis. Acute viral hepatitis causes symptoms such …
