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What has the author JENNIFER TUNG written?
JENNIFER TUNG has written: 'EFFICACY OF COMBINED HEPATITIS A AND HEPATITIS B (TWINRIX) VACCINE COMPARED WITH HEPATITIS B VACCINE ALONE IN PROVIDING SEROPROTECTION VS. HEPATITIS B IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS'
Is hepatitis b vaccine safe and effective on what percent vaccinated?
Hepatitis B vaccine is safe and effective on 50 percent of all patients who are vaccinated.
Why is the hepatitis B vaccination recommended for most hemodialysis patients?
Because there is a great deal of blood exposure involved in dialysis treatment, a slight risk of contracting hepatitis B and hepatitis C exists
What is hepatitis D?
Hepatitis D (or delta, the Greek letter "D"), is a form of liver inflammation that occurs only in patients who also are infected by the hepatitis B virus.
What pathogens cause hepatitis b?
The causative agent for Hepatitis B is Hepatitis B virus.
Hepatitis b patients saliva is also dangerous like patients blood?
The hepatitis B virus can be present in an infected persons' saliva. However, it does not appear to be the case that this means an infected patients' saliva is also dangerous, like their blood is.
Is there any harmful effect of Hepatitis B?
The acute illness causes liver inflammation, vomiting, jaundice and rarely, death. Chronic hepatitis B may eventually cause cirrhosis and liver cancer.
Can you give hepatitis b vaccine to someone with hepatitis B?
There is no harm or benefit from giving hepatitis B vaccine to someone with hepatitis B.
Is hepatitis A a virus or bacteria?
Hepatitis is inflammation in the liver caused by the virus hepatitis B.
What is the difference between hepatitis c and hepatitis b?
They all deal witht he same area but they get increasingly dangerous. C being the worst, be in the middle, and A the least harmful. ------------------ Hepatitis A can be contracted through the air and in things such as crawfish and other types of seafood. It is the least harmful of the 3. Hepatitis B can be contracted through sex and other bodily fluids such as semen, vaginal secretions and breast milk. Hepatitis C, although it is unclear, can be spread through blood to blood contact such as sharing needles for illicit drug use. All 3 of these viruses affect the liver and can cause sufficient damage to it. Hepatitis A and B both have vaccines, while Hepatitis C does not.
What type of pathogen is hepatitis b?
The hepatitis B illness is caused by the hepatitis B virus, a species of the genus Orthohepadnavirus.
How is Hepatitis B prevented?
There's a Hepatitis B vaccine that can prevent it.
