Hepatitis B
Liver is the largest solid meaty organ – weighs around 3 pounds, located on the upper right side of the belly.
The liver is a roughly triangular organ and has two large sections, called the right and the left lobes.
Liver performs over 500 essential functions such as;
- Produces most proteins needed by our bodies such bile, to digest fats.
- Helps fight infection by removing harmful pathogens.
- Helps blood circulation and filtration.
- Regulates blood clotting, glucose, cholesterol and hormones levels etc.
- Metabolism that is break down – nutrients from food to produce energy.
- Detoxification – Removes potentially toxic by-products of certain medications.
- Prevents shortage of nutrients by storing vitamins, amino acids and minerals etc.
The liver is a marvelously sophisticated chemical laboratory, capable of carrying out thousands of chemical transformations on which the body depends.
The liver produces important chemicals from scratch, modifies others to allow the body to use them better, and neutralizes an enormous range of toxins.
Alcohol is the most common chemical responsible for toxic damage to the liver, causing fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and, potentially, cirrhosis of the liver.
Exposure to industrial chemicals may harm the liver. Many prescription medications may damage the liver as well, including cholesterol-lowering drugs in the statin family and high-dose niacin (also used to reduce cholesterol levels.) The over-the-counter drug acetaminophen (Tylenol) is highly toxic to the liver when taken to excess. Finally, numerous natural herbs and supplements contain chemicals that may cause or accelerate harm to the liver.
Chemicals aren’t the only source of harm to the liver. Viruses may infect it, causing viral hepatitis; hepatitis C, in particular, may become chronic and gradually destroy the liver. In addition, during pregnancy, the liver may become backed up with bile, a condition called cholestasis of pregnancy.
Hepatitis may indicate swelling, irritation and damage to the liver. It is the infection of the liver by hepatitis ‘B’ virus.
It is described as viraemia and there is hepatic inflammation continuing for more than 6 months after the virus infection.
It is a chronic form of hepatitis which normally presents with no symptoms and patients are usually diagnosed following blood donation or during routine blood screening.
Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For most people, hepatitis B is short term, also called acute. Acute hepatitis B lasts less than six months. But for others, the infection lasts more than six months and is called chronic. Chronic hepatitis B virus infection may last a lifetime and raises the risk of liver failure, liver cancer and serious scarring of the liver called cirrhosis.
Chronic hepatitis B may not be detected for decades until a person becomes very ill from liver disease.
Infants and children are more likely to develop a chronic, long-lasting hepatitis B virus infection.
A vaccine can prevent infection with the hepatitis B virus.
COMMON SYMPTOMS OF HEPATITIS B
Usually there are no symptoms, but some may experience:
- Discomfort or pain in the right upper part of the abdomen
- Dark urine.
- Fever
- Joint pain.
- Loss of appetite.
- Upset stomach and vomiting.
- Weakness and extreme tiredness.
- Jaundice, which is a yellowing of the whites of the eyes and the skin.
- Fatigue and general malaise
- Body ache
- Only in later stages patients may present with hepatic encephalopathy
POSSIBLE CAUSES & RISK FACTORS
- Sexual contact with someone who is infected.
- The virus can pass through blood, saliva, semen or vaginal fluids enter your body.
- Sharing of needles and syringes that are tainted with infected blood.
- Through razors, nail clippers and tooth brushes
- Accidental needlesticks – a concern for healthcare workers and anyone else who comes in contact with human blood.
- Pregnant person to newborn.
- A job that exposes you to human blood.
- Have hepatitis C or HIV.
- Receive dialysis treatment.
- Are or have been in prison.
- Taking medicine such as chemotherapy that can weaken the immune system.
- Travel to regions with high infection rates of this virus or disease.
- Blood or plasma transfusions
- Acupuncture needles
- During dental extraction or operations
- Tattooing & ears piercing
- Among male homosexuals due to anal intercourse
- Since the virus is also present in the saliva kissing may also transmit the infection
Prevention and additional tips for a healthy liver
- Avoid contact with other people’s blood and body fluids.
- Keep your food safe. Wash your hands thoroughly before eating or preparing foods.
- Use bottled water to drink, and brush your teeth regularly.
- Protect your skin. When using insecticides, paints and other toxic chemicals, wear gloves etc.
- Maintain a healthy weight. Obesity can cause non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases.
- Drink alcohol in moderation or completely avoid it.
- For tattooing or body piercings, be picky about cleanliness and safety.
- Don’t share needles to inject drugs.
- Always limit to your spouse as sexual partner.
- Take drugs wisely, only when needed and only in recommended doses.
- Insist your physician to use disposable syringe and needle if any kind of injections are to be taken or during blood collection in a pathology laboratory
- Avoid unsafe sex
- Avoid tattooing
- Avoid sharing razors and toothbrushes etc
- Avoid sharing of needles in addicts using injectable drugs
- Ask the professional to use sterilized instruments during ear piercing
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