Hepatitis B Symptoms and Treatment
Hepatitis B is an infectious disease of the Liver, caused by the Hepatitis B-Virus (HBV). Due to Hepatitis B, infections can occur both acute (Self-Limiting) as well as chronic (Long-Standing).
Symptoms of Hepatitis B:
The most probable chances of this infection are in infants & children, because Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) may pass from a mother to her child during childbirth. It is a bit hard for doctors to detect the Hepatitis B Virus in the children.
Based on a study, 90% of chances are for chronic infection in those who get infected during birth and the rest 10% usually get an acute infection.
• Pukeness
• Tiredness
• Joint Pain
• Nausea
• Fatigue
• Jaundice
• Dark Urine
• Itchy Skin
• Loss of Appetite
• Abdominal Pain
Due to the HBV (Hepatitis B Virus) infections, various hazardous complications may occur which are mentioned as:
Liver Cancer: Long-Standing infections could be responsible for Liver failure.
Liver Failure: Liver failure frequently known as end-stage liver disease.
Cirrhosis: It affects the functions of the liver that lead any patients towards Liver failure.
Transmission of Hepatitis B-Virus:
The probable reasons may responsible for the transmission of Hepatitis B-Virus from one person to another. The transmission may occur due to the exposure of infectious blood, traveling in a city or country where the transmission rate is quite high. Some other terms could be as:
• Sexual Intercourse
• Blood Transfusion
• Tattooing and Acupuncture
• Dialysis
• Infection during the birth
• Use of Intravenous Drugs
Apart from this, hepatitis never spread by breastfeeding, kissing, hugging, holding hands, coughing, sneezing, eating in the same utensils and also walking together.
Infections may be diagnosed 30-60 days after the exposure and the diagnosis can be detected after the blood sample checkup.
Treatment for Hepatitis B:
Hepatitis B virus can be prevented from the Vaccine. The first dose should take within 24 hours from the birth.
Hepatitis B vaccine can take both premature as well as HIV positive infants/babies. It is absolutely safe to use while pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Some most common side effects may occur as swelling, itching, redness at the site of injection.
Adult people with acute Hepatitis B infection generally do not need any kind of special treatment, rather they get rid of infections spontaneously.
Sometimes early anti-viral also plays a vital role in order to get rid of this virus. Apart from acute, chronic infection may require a kind of treatment to stay away from the risk of Liver cancer & Cirrhosis.
Treatment for Hepatitis B could be last up to one year depending upon the genotype and medication.
There is a medication that is used for the treatment of Hepatitis B which is elaborated as:
HEPBEST 25 mg Tablet:
HEPBEST (Tenofovir Alafenamide) was introduced by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in November 2016 in order to treat HIV infections as well as Chronic Hepatitis B.Tenofovir Alafenamide has the best antiviral activity as well as optimum distribution into the lymphoid tissues.
HEPBEST 25 mg price in India:
The price of Hepbest 25 mg is quite economical across India. It is an impactful medication for a treatment of adult patients with Chronic HCV genotype infections.
Side Effects of Hepbest 25 mg:
People who are taking Hepbest 25 mg, may experience a few common side effects which are given as:
• Nausea
• Confusion
• Headache
• Cough
• Depression
• Tiredness.
• Anxiety
• Weakness
How to Use Hepbest 25 mg:
This medication is usually taken by the mouth with a precise dose recommended by your doctor. This medication would be more effective if you take it with the consistency of the time slot.
If you puke just right after the taking of medication then you can take new medicine and if you puke within an hour after taking the medicine then just let it be and do not try to maintain the course.
Prognosis of Hepatitis B:
People with Hepatitis B Virus may have either acute (self-limiting) infection or chronic infection (last-standing).
In adults and older children, 90% of probable chances are at a peak in order to get full recovery.
However, this decreases to 30% for the children who are at their younger age and drops to only 5% of infants or newborn babies.
