Hepatitis B infection: A general insight

Hepatitis impacts more than 354 million of the global population. Viral Hepatitis essentially is an infection of the liver that causes inflammation and liver damage, for which you may end up requiring Liver Cancer Treatment in India as well. Hepatitis B is one of the leading causes of chronic liver disease and liver cancer.

There essentially are five different types of viruses that can cause Hepatitis: A, B, C, D, and E. Hepatitis A and E generally cause short term or acute infections that do not cause chronic complications. On the other hand, hepatitis B, C, and D may cause chronic or long-term complications, including cirrhosis of the liver, liver failure, fibrosis, and liver cancer. Hence, timely Hepatitis B Treatment is extremely important.

The hepatitis B virus spreads through contact with the bodily fluid of an infected person, due to sharing of needles or injections, sexual transmission, contact with blood or open wounds of an infected person, and vertical transmission from mother to child. Monitoring and preventing acute liver failure is very important for Hepatitis B patient. Some of them may even need an Emergency Liver Transplant in case their liver becomes too damaged.

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