Hepatitis C and B are very serious diseases and affect the liver with very serious consequences. The diseases can be fatal from simple dehydration from constant diarrhea and vomiting. Below I have included descriptions of how the diseases are spread and the necessity for getting the vaccination. They are chronic diseases and contagious. The doctors listed below wrote this:
The hepatitis B virus is known as a blood-borne virus because it is transmitted from one person to another via blood.
Author: Sandeep Mukherjee, MD, MB, BCh, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Yes, you can eat before receiving a Hepatitis B vaccination.
No. It's not a live vaccine.
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0.5ml of vaccine to be given either im /s.c at every single shot of hepatitis B vaccination .
Yes, hepatitis shots are recommended for newborns as part of their vaccination schedule to protect them from hepatitis B virus.
Hepatitis A and B are both viral infections that affect the liver but differ in transmission and prevention. Hepatitis A is primarily spread through contaminated food and water, and vaccination is effective in preventing it. In contrast, Hepatitis B is transmitted through blood, sexual contact, and from mother to child at birth; it can lead to chronic liver disease and is also preventable through vaccination. Both types can cause symptoms such as fatigue, jaundice, and abdominal pain, but Hepatitis B poses a greater long-term health risk.
Yes, it is recommended that babies receive the Hepatitis B vaccination to protect them from the virus.
Dead and it cannot cause infection. It is a subunit vaccine.
Reactive HBsAg indicates a current infection with the Hepatitis B virus, while positive HBsAb indicates immunity due to past infection or vaccination. Both results are related to Hepatitis B, but one indicates current infection while the other indicates either past infection or vaccination.
There is no vaccination available for hepatitis C as of early 2015.
Vaccines for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and yellow fever can prevent jaundice due to viral infection.
Because there is a great deal of blood exposure involved in dialysis treatment, a slight risk of contracting hepatitis B and hepatitis C exists