Hepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by infection with the hepatitis B virus, which causes acute and chronic hepatitis and can lead to liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. Once chronic hepatitis B has developed, there is no way to completely remove the virus from the liver, although there are drugs that can inhibit the replication of the virus. According to the latest survey data, 1 in 14 people in China are chronically infected with hepatitis B. Most of them are infected during infancy and childhood. Without regular checkups or proper treatment, one in four hepatitis B carriers will die from liver cancer or liver failure caused by hepatitis B virus infection. Newborns who are infected with hepatitis B virus may have a 90% chance of becoming hepatitis B carriers for life. Chi Xiaoling, liver disease specialist, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Although hepatitis B is a serious disease, fortunately there are safe and effective vaccines available to prevent it. There are other treatments available to control chronic hepatitis B and prevent the development of liver cancer.
You can get hepatitis B even if you feel healthy.
The danger of chronic hepatitis B is that it spreads and develops without symptoms. Many hepatitis B carriers feel perfectly healthy. Their liver function tests may also show normal results. If the time comes when symptoms such as abdominal pain and yellow bile appear, existing treatments may not be as effective. Therefore, you and your family should be tested for hepatitis B. (Source: Sohu.com)