How to live in harmony with people with hepatitis B virus (including hepatitis B patients)

  Mr. Zhang’s unit recently had a health checkup and found that several of his colleagues were carriers of hepatitis B. They were all very alarmed and worried that they might be infected with hepatitis B. They came to the specialist clinic for advice. How should I treat hepatitis B virus carriers correctly? We all know that the infection rate of hepatitis B virus in the population is around 60%, which means that more than half of the healthy people who have not been vaccinated against hepatitis B will have one or more positive hepatitis B two-and-a-half pairs (i.e. anti-HBs, anti-HBc or anti-HBe positive), and these people have been infected with hepatitis B virus and most of them have acquired immunity. Therefore, infection with hepatitis B virus is a relatively common phenomenon and does not increase the infection rate in the surrounding population because hepatitis B virus carriers are found among colleagues. We also need to believe that most healthy people who have been infected with hepatitis B virus show the acquisition of immunity, therefore, there is no need to make a fuss, normal contact between colleagues will not be infected with hepatitis B.  The main ways of transmission of hepatitis B virus are blood, mother-to-child transmission, unclean injection or surgery, sexual contact transmission, and close living contact. At present, with the implementation of the blood donation system, mother-to-child interruption, cleanup and regulation of illegal medical practice and other actions, the transmission of hepatitis B virus has been significantly reduced. So can colleagues interact with each other at work and get infected with hepatitis B virus? Generally, no. The transmission of hepatitis B virus from close contact in daily life mainly occurs in people with poor hygiene conditions and poor sanitary habits, sharing toothbrushes, nail clippers, scissors or razors, etc. These items can infect users if they carry trace amounts of virus through broken skin and mucous membranes. Therefore, it is conditional whether the hepatitis B virus is transmitted to others, and a certain amount of virus needs to enter the bloodstream via broken skin and mucous membranes for this to occur. The labor tools and office items used between colleagues in the workplace are generally not contaminated by the hepatitis B virus, so it is unlikely that this will happen, so there is no need to worry too much.  In order to make co-workers feel at ease and in harmony there are several suggestions: 1. Hepatitis B vaccination is carried out among healthy people. Unit employees who are negative for the two-and-a-half test can be voluntarily vaccinated against hepatitis B, which is the most effective measure to prevent hepatitis B virus infection.  2.Provide good working office conditions. Set up hand-washing pools in office areas and production workshops for employees to wash their hands. Good personal hygiene habits are the key to preventing hepatitis B virus infection.  3.Strengthen food hygiene management. Strict cleaning and disinfection of tableware can avoid the spread of hepatitis B virus and eliminate the fear among employees.  4.Promote the knowledge of hepatitis prevention and control. Make people understand hepatitis B correctly, treat hepatitis B patients and hepatitis B virus carriers correctly, and create a harmonious and healthy working atmosphere.