Hepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which contributes to liver dysfunction and inflammation in acute or chronic form. In severe cases, liver cirrhosis or oncology may develop. The virus is transmitted through the blood, and is also (in some cases) detected in body fluids, such as: saliva, urine, sperm, tear, vaginal secretion Possible ways of infection of younger children: from mother to child during pregnancy or childbirth, contact with an infected child in a children's group, on the playground in case of bites, fights, cuts, through personal hygiene items of the infected (scissors, toothbrush, etc.), during the performance of invasive medical manipulations (most often dental), in cosmetology salons with poor-quality processing of tools.
Hepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which contributes to liver dysfunction and inflammation in acute or chronic form. In severe cases, liver cirrhosis or oncology may develop.
The virus is transmitted through the blood, and is also (in some cases) detected in body fluids, such as:
Possible ways of infection of younger children:
Treatment of the acute form takes place in a hospital. The chronic form of hepatitis B is controlled by an infectious disease doctor.
Prevention of hepatitis B is vaccination , which should be carried out immediately after birth.
It is necessary to pay attention to the following symptoms:
Diagnosis is possible only with the help of laboratory blood tests, which can distinguish between acute and chronic forms of the disease by detecting the surface antigen of hepatitis B - HbsAg.