In the United States, hepatitis B is largely a disease of young adults aged 20-50 years. The good news is that infection with HBV is usually preventable because there is an effective vaccine. Use of the vaccine has resulted in a large decrease in the number of new infections reported in ...
Adult primary liver canceris when cells in theliveror bile ducts become abnormal and multiply uncontrollably (become cancerous). There are two types, hepatocellularcarcinoma(most common) and cholangiocarcinoma. Both can produce similar signs and symptoms. Usually, one or more of the following develop...
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Hepatitis B immune globulin or HBIG (BayHep B), is a human serum that contains antibodies to hepatitis B. HBIG is made from plasma (a blood product) that is known to contain a high concentration of antibodies to the hepatitis B surface antigen. If given within 10 days of exposure to ...
Therapeutics, research- ers reported that pa-tients with core pro-moter mutations ex-perienced more severe liver inflammation and fibrosis and had more hep... C Kukka 被引量: 0发表: 0年 Causes And Symptoms of Hepatitis B Hepatitis B is easier to catch than HIV/AIDS. The hepatitis B virus...
Try to get enough sleep. The National Sleep Foundation recommends seven to nine hours of sleep per night for most adults. Exercise is a good remedy for fatigue. Even light physical activity can make a difference. Pick an activity you enjoy and can do regularly, for example,walking, biking,...
Many mushrooms are poisonous to the liver, and eating unidentified mushrooms gathered in the wild can be lethal. SLIDESHOW Hepatitis C, Hep B, Hep A: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment See Slideshow Hepatitis and NASH liver disease Infectious hepatitis The term "hepatitis" means inflammation of liver ...
Thelivercan be affected by the inflammatory effects of celiac disease. This is common in adults and children with with the disease, although it tends to be mild or asymptomatic. With that said, some cases have been known to cause severe liver disease and even liver failure (generally in peop...
Porphyrins in red blood cells can cause photosensitive cell lysis, resulting in hemolytic anemia. The two homozygous erythropoietic porphyrias, CEP and hepato-erythropoietic porphyria (HEP), are associated with hemolytic anemia of varying degrees. In contrast, erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP), a hete...
adults at high risk (health care workers), household contacts of infected persons, individuals on hemodialysis, intravenous drug users, and persons with multiple sexual partners. If a person is exposed to hepatitis B, then hepatitis B immune globulin (BayHep, H-BIG, Hep-B-Gammagee, Hyper Hep...