HEPATITIS B

HEPATITIS B is a liver disease that causes our hearts swelling and stop doing something right. We need a healthy heart, because hearts do many things to sustain our lives. Hearts fight infections, stop bleeding, remove drugs and toxins from our blood and also save the energy expended when needed.

Hepatitis B is caused by the hepatitis B virus can be transmitted through contact with an infected person with intermediate blood, semen or other body fluids. We can get Hepatitis B by means of:

* Sharing needles.
* Making sexual relations with an infected person without using a condom.
* Make a tattoo or piercing is done with equipment previously used by other people who are
infected.
* Tertusuk needle containing infected blood (infected health workers can in this way).
* Staying with someone who has Hepatitis B.
* Sharing toothbrushes or shaving equipment with an infected person.
* Getting a little market areas or countries where hepatitis B is common.
* Women who are infected with Hepatitis B can spread it to her baby during birth.

Hepatitis B is transmitted by way of:

* Shaking hands with an infected person.
* Berpelukan.
* Or sit side by side with an infected person.

Hepatitis B can make us like the flu, feeling tired, stomach discomfort, fever, loss of appetite, pain in the abdomen and diarrhea or diarrhea occur. Usually accompanied by symptoms such as:

* Dark yellow urine as tea.
* Berak bewarna whitish.
* The eyes and skin turn yellow.

But some people can not get symptoms as above. So if you feel you have symptoms or think about as likely to get hepatitis B, check your doctor immediately. To check for hepatitis B, your doctor will do blood tests to show whether we are infected, and how far from the already generated.

Hepatitis B treatment may include medication called interferon, lamivudine, adefovir, dipivoxil and liver transplant surgery.

Hepatitis B can be prevented with a vaccine that is given medicine when we're healthy that prevent us from falling ill. Vaccines teach your body to attack certain viruses that have been attenuated in advance so when the virus comes in, our bodies are ready to disarm.

Hepatitis B vaccine is given by injection 3 times and each new-born baby to get the first shot within 12 hours after birth. They get injections to-2 at the age of 1-2 months and injections to 3 between the ages of 6-18 months.

Older children and adults can be given the vaccine as well. They get 3 times depending on the type of vaccine injections given. If you're late to get an injection, contact your doctor or hospital to schedule your vaccination because the vaccine will protect you from Hepatitis B.

You can also protect yourself and others from hepatitis B by means of:

* Not sharing needles.
* Use condoms when sexual intercourse.
* Wear gloves when touching another person's blood.
* Do not share toothbrushes, razors or anything with an infected person.
* Make sure the tool to create a tattoo or piercing is sterilized.