Surgery Notes

Hepatitis B is an infectious disease that spreads through a virus that affects the state of the liver. In Spain there are over 800,000 people infected with this virus, a disease that can eventually lead to liver cancer. There has been a surge in infections due mostly to immigrants arriving in Spain who have carried the virus from their country. Dr. Antonio Gonzalez, hepatologist at the Hospital Vall d’Hebron and Hospital de Barcelona Chiron, said the causes that lead to spread of hepatitis B virus and what to do to keep their activities under contr
Diagnosis of Hepatitis B
How to detect hepatitis B infection is simple: with a simple analysis reflected the elevation of transaminase levels, indicating that something is not working properly. This is a disease that is asymptomatic so it is difficult to guide a person or assume that he is suffering.
Forms of contagion
There are two basic ways of transmitting the virus. The first one, which still occurs in countries where health standards is of poor quality, is from mother to child. The baby is infected at the time of delivery, not while in the womb. This form of transmission is very common in Eastern countries and Africa, and Spain also was a few years ago. Today it protects the child with a vaccine that prevents infection. The second form, and most common is through sex.
Unknowingly infected
An estimated 2% of the Spanish population may be infected with hepatitis B virus, and it is true that many of them do not even know. Luckily national immunization campaigns have helped reduce the number of infections, which also has that new generations are not infected. But those who are above 25 years did not go into that universal prevention plan, which itself could be infected without knowing it. Also, do not forget that migration has produced that newcomers to Spain have contributed to an increase in cases of infection with hepatitis B because they were already carrying the virus from their country of origin.
Treatments
Once detected the disease treatment should be instituted to control the elevation of transaminases. There is also another type of treatment to cure the disease, but the results are quite low. So the best thing is to try to control the activity of the virus that develops chronic hepatitis to cirrhosis, which is the first step towards a liver tumor. These treatments inhibitors of viral activity are delivered orally.
Prohibited Alcohol Drinking
A person with hepatitis B should not and test the alcohol because it contributes to added injury to the liver. Alcohol, in a healthy person, and low doses has no harmful effect. But when the numbers begin to climb the liver begins to suffer minor injuries that will alter the more you drink. So if you already have a liver affected by hepatitis B, if you add alcohol, it will state

Dr. José Luis Calleja, assistant chief of gastroenterology and pathology of the Hospital Puerta del Hierro Majadahonda, stresses the importance to undergo the test for hepatitis to treat this disease. Hepatitis, liver disease Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver tissue, ie liver. The causes that lead can be of various natures, but the most common are viral. The virus that causes hepatitis is extremely contagious, so we have to take extreme precautions. Hepatitis, both type B and C, as to go unnoticed symptoms, and manifestations until the disease is advanced. Most cases are discovered by accident through a routine check of an analytical or any other purpose. Hepatitis B, a disease with vaccine Despite the existence of a vaccine to curb hepatitis B infections, the number of infected in the world is ten times higher than they are by the AIDS virus and its transmission is one hundred times easier. Why this paradox? Because most infections occur in developing countries, unfortunately, have no access to vaccines, according to the D. José Luis Calleja. However, migration has meant that it is producing a surge of these infections in areas where the population is vaccinated for 25 years. How is it spread? These data reveal that in our country spillovers occur primarily for two reasons. On the one hand through parental or vein, that is, mothers who transmitted the disease to their children or a blood transfusion. Moreover, unprotected sexual contact. Ways to treat hepatitis B Hepatitis B can be treated through drug therapy. The truth is that it is particularly important that treatment begin as soon as possible in order to maintain negative infection longer. Furthermore, with proper medication, prevents virus replication. The drugs will be supplied for long periods of time during which are highly effective, until the point at which the virus becomes immune to such treatment and should be replaced. Recently there have been few new drugs with extremely encouraging results, as they have shown efficacy without mutation of the virus for a period exceeding 3 years. What happens if the test gives positive results for hepatitis? The first thing a patient should verify analytical results with hepatitis is to stay calm, because the extent of the disease depends on the markers that show. For example, we could be facing a case of a patient who has suffered the disease and is already immunized. It could also be a patient with signs of chronic infection, in which they differ are inactive carriers of the virus and those who do who have symptoms more pronounced. The importance of treating the disease hepatologists The medical community like Dr. Calleja, agree that one of its biggest challenges is to identify all patients of hepatitis B. To do this, and following the recommendations of the European Parliament, it should be a blood test if a patient is at risk, that is, if you have had sex without protection, if you have a tattoo in an unreliable if you have surgery or transfusion before the year 85 … This would lead in identifying patients with hepatitis B who do not know and, in fact, pose a risk to public health because they can infect the rest of the population. The importance of continuing treatment for this disease is that if an untreated hepatitis for a long time can lead to liver cirrhosis or even liver cancer. This would happen long term, and not all patients, but not to take any chances the best approach is to submit to test for hepatitis B. This will be detected early and treated so that the problem does not reach beyond.