Gastroenterology Exp. Dr. Free, Hepatitis B He gave information about his infection. Chronic hepatitis B infection, the golden scratch that can last a life -long. Dr. Ozgur Ecemiş, “Virus in chronic infected with advanced age or liver cancer is the risk of developing,” he said.
“Hepatitis B causes damage to the liver”
Stating that hepatitis B disease causes the most common liver infection. Dr. Özgür Ecemiş, “Hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes damage to the liver. Blood, unprotected sexual intercourse, shared injection needles or hepatitis B are the most common ways to contaminate. Most of the adults infected with hepatitis B can get rid of this virus. Some of them, the majority of infants and young children cannot get rid of the virus and permanent infection develops in these people, “he said.
“There is no symptom in infected people”
Uzm, infected with 2 billion hepatitis B in the world and pointed out that 400 million chronic hepatitis B patients are patients. Dr. Özgür Ecemiş, “Every year about 1 million people are killed from the complications caused by hepatitis B and its complications. There are no symptoms in most infected people, they are not even aware that they carry viruses. Virus, blood or other body fluids are transported from person to person” he said. .
Increases the risk of cirrhosis and liver cancer
In the blood test, people with hepatitis B positivity for more than 6 months are defined as chronic hepatitis B. Dr. He said:
“Chronic hepatitis B infection may last for a lifetime. There is a risk of developing cirrhosis and/or liver cancer in chronic infected with virus. Chronic hepatitis B treatment is given by various blood tests and liver biopsy.
Drugs used in the treatment of hepatitis B prints virus and reduces liver damage. Sometimes these drugs can completely destroy the virus. Therefore, patients with hepatitis B should be under physician control regularly. “
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