Know about hepatitis B
June 28, 2010
Worldwide news—disease symptoms: Hepatitis B is like Hepatitis A in symptoms but if not treated on time, it can cause fatal illness and untreatable harm to the liver, the disease symptoms researchers had told. People can develop liver cancer form hepatitis B if it is not treated.
Hepatitis B is a very common disease found throughout the world in people, as the news reporters of health and disease symptoms news have revealed. Above 350 million people are infected by this disease. Therefore, most of the people commonly have information and awareness about it.
According to disease symptoms researchers, the spreading of Hepatitis B is very easy. The transfer of any type of bodily fluid of the infected person to another person can spread hepatitis B. Hepatitis B is known to be 100 time more contagious than HIV.
It can be transferred from one person to another through:
• Sexual intercourse
• Sharing infected injections or needles
• During delivery I-e from mother to the child, however there are preventable measures and vaccines.
• Blood transfusion.
The symptoms of hepatitis B are very mild. The symptoms of hepatitis B reported by disease symptoms experts to the news reporters include:
• Flu type of illness
• Loss of appetite
• Loss of weight
• Yellow skin and eyes and pale feces
• Skin itching
Posted by Angelia Kates · Filed Under Health news
