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Hepatitis B and C are two types of liver inflammation. There are some similarities as well as dissimilarities between the two, in terms of its causes, incubation period, symptoms, results, etc. Both are dangerous in their own ways and can cause severe damage, not only to the liver but to the other parts of the body if left untreated for long time.More...
Hepatitis B is a concerning disease involving infection and subsequent damage of the human liver by the hepatitis B virus. There are several causes and means of transmission of this disease in adults. Most of these modes of transmission and also the causes are directly related to the habits of the adults. However, a newborn baby can also acquire this disease for no fault of his own.
He gets it only if his mother gets infected at the time of her pregnancy or just before her pregnancy. If she conceives her baby while carrying the B type virus, the baby can automatically get affected by it. More...
Hepatitis B is a dangerous case of liver inflammation caused by hepatitis B virus. What makes the condition dangerous is the fact that it usually cannot be detected in the body during its initial stage. This is because this infection seldom shows any signs or symptoms. When it does, they are either very mild in nature, causing no concern to the victim or most being similar to those of flu, the victim confuses it with that disease and reacts accordingly. Thus, by the time the real infection is discovered in the body, it becomes quite late to do most of the treatments to cure it.More...
When Was Hepatitis B Discovered ?
Hepatitis B is a global menace with millions of affected people in the US alone, and thousands of them dying each year. This disease is the infection of the human liver which is very hard to cure during its later stages. Sometimes, the victims do not even realize that they have the disease-causing virus because of either absence of symptoms or because some of the symptoms are similar to those of other less worrying diseases. It is a very contagious disease, and can be spread by coming in contact with the infected person either physically or sexually. More...
