Hepatitis B vaccine

Cirrhosis: A Scarring Disease of the Liver Cirrhosis is a progressive disease, it gradually develops over numerous years, in anticipation of stopping liver function. Muir’s (2015) stated “Cirrhosis is a form of chronic liver disease (CLD) resulting from sustained liver damage from several causes, including viral infection, autoimmune disorders, cholesteric and metabolic disease (e.g., nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases [NAFLD]), or heavy alcohol use” (p. 1822). The liver is the largest solid…

Alcohol destroys the body The liver is a vital complex organ with many functioning roles that keep the body in constant equilibrium. It holds a great role with digesting, absorbing, and transporting nutrients within the body. Liver disease is a serious matter that is faced in the United States and many other parts of the world. There are various ways that dietary nutrition can harm this much needed organ, but the culprit that will be discussed is alcohol. According to Blake J., Munoz K., & Volpe…

Hepatitis virus C (HCV) is an enveloped positive-strand RNA virus widely distributed in the world, once nearly 200 million people are contaminated with the pathogen. The HCV virus is responsible for developing a chronic infection in the patient, leading to different degrees of liver disease and it is also able to cause systemic syndromes, even causing damages in the central nervous system (CNS). Signals and symptoms include fatigue, tiredness, impaired memory (“brain fog”), and they can even…

Hepatitis C Virus is a genus of FLAVIVIRIDAE causing parenterally-transmitted HEPATITIS C which is related with transfusions and drug abuse. Hepatitis C infection is the type species. It is an irresistible malady caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that fundamentally affects the liver. At the main stages, specific symptoms haven’t been seen and some common symptoms including a fever, dark urine, abdominal pain, and yellow tinged skin occurs. In the progression of the disease, liver disease and…

life. Liver cancer can leads to physical effects. Forexample, Afflation B1, Hepatitis B virus (HBV) ,and hepatitis C virus (HCV).Afflation B1 is a toxic substance and harmful to the liver and exposure to it continuously cause liver cancer and some of fungus secrets the Aflatoxin B1. The Hepatitis B virus can cues a chronic inflammation to the liver which increase the risk of liver cancer. Also can cause cirrhosis. Hepatitis C virus leads to risk for liver damage .Like scarring, primary…

Hepatitis A (Botkin’s disease) – main causes and possible methods of treatment Basic causes of Botkin’s disease Any person can carry Hepatitis A and may not even know about the infection. One can become infected even without a direct contact. The main reason of virus transmission is nonobservance of basic hygiene rules. Among the most widely spread factors of infection we can mention the following: • Not washing hands after visiting the toilet, • Sharing dishes at mealtimes, • Sharing of…

Karla Zacarias Mrs. Medina ENGL 1301 –40718 7 June 2016 Enjoyment Out of Bound Attention to all networks! Thank you for providing such wonderful entrainment. Humanity is very blessed to you all. However, there is one thing that we all have a slight issue with and it seems we cannot run away from it. Commercials; Most commercials are meant to entertain and promote products and adventures to children. Others are meant to inform and bring awareness to adults. We all can agree to that however,…

study was performed at the mental health institution for young children, called Willowbrook State School, where hepatitis was running rampant. With the permission of the parents, researchers began to dose children, already in the institute and asking for admission, with a weak form of the hepatitis virus and antibodies. Through this research two strains for hepatitis were discovered, A and B. (1, Willowbrook) The children with the antibodies injected into them did not have as severe symptoms as…

disease. (131) Certain patients with chronic hepatitis B will profit from early intervention with antiviral therapy or screening to detect hepatocellular carcinoma at an early stage. 4) Household, sexual, and needle-sharing contacts of chronically infected individuals should be identified. Unvaccinated sex partners and household and needle-sharing contacts should be tested for susceptibility to HBV infection and should receive the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine instantly after collection of…

Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines Safe or Not Some researchers are against vaccination of the children due to the vaccines containing thimerosal which can harm children’s health however some scholars believe that thimerosal used in vaccines are in very low doses that they are not extremely toxic to the child’s body. As states in Centers for Disease Control (CDC) thimerosal is a mercury (Hg)-based preservative that has been used for years in the United States for a multi-dose vaccine. Thimerosal is…