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Introduction of Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B is the most common serious liver infection caused by hepatitis B virus.
Hepatitis B infection causes reddening and swelling that can liver damage. Hepatitis B also known as HBV.
Hepatitis is one of five types of viral hepatitis. Hepatitis B infection spread through viginal fluid and blood.
For some people, Hepatitis B infection can causes liver failure, liver disease, liver damage, liver injury and even death.
Sign and Symptoms
Hepatitis B is very serious liver infection. The common symptoms of Hepatitis B are illness, fever and vomiting.
Hepatitis B in children yellow eyes and skin, abdominal pain, dark coloured urine, light colored stools and jaundice.
Some people have no symptoms during initial infection. Hepatitis B infection irritate and inflammation of liver due to infection.
However common symptoms include dark urine, muscles pain and joint pain.
Structure
Structure of Hepatitis B virus contains icosahedral nucleocapsid. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) partially double stranded DNA viruses.
The Hepatitis B virions is a 42 nm particle comparising an electon dense core.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) consisting of a lipid envelope containing HBsAg that surrounded as nucleocapsid composed of Hepatitis B core antigen.
Hepatitis B virions (Dane Particle) has a spherical double shelled structure 42 nanometer in diameter consisting of a lipid envelope.
Causes
Hepatitis B infection is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Hepatitis B is not spread through water and food.
Hepatitis B is viral infection that attack the liver and chronic disease.
Hepatitis B virus irritation of the liver, liver injury, damage liver and even death.
Hepatitis B is very serious liver infection that causes reddening, inflammation (swelling) that can liver damage.
The infection spreads by openness to irresistible blood or body fluids. It is one of five fundamental hepatitis infections A, B,C, D and E.
Hepatitis D is caused by the hepatitis delta virus and this is responsible for the inflammation of liver in adults during infection.
Hepatitis B Vaccination and Treatment
Hepatitis vaccine protects infants, children and adult from hepatitis B. Hepatitis B vaccine is used for the purpose of treatment of the infection. Hepatitis B vaccine is a type of second generation vaccine. Hepatitis B vaccine is available for all age groups.