Correct understanding of the transmission of hepatitis B, to eliminate hepatitis B discrimination!

In today’s competitive society, many hepatitis B-infected patients face difficulties in job recruitment, higher education, marriage and childbirth, and they are under great psychological pressure, often in anxiety and depression. Just because hepatitis B is an infectious disease, people fear, alienate and even discriminate against hepatitis B patients due to the lack of understanding of the disease. In fact, from a medical point of view, hepatitis B is a blood-borne disease, mainly through blood transmission, in addition to mother-to-child transmission and sexual transmission, general study, work, life, including shaking hands, hugging, sharing computers, office supplies, even including common dining is not transmitted hepatitis B. People worry about the high contagiousness of hepatitis B “major three yang” (refers to hepatitis B two pairs of half in the surface antigen positive, E antigen positive, core antibody positive), that is mainly blood transmission is high; liver function indicators in the transaminases and jaundice in the high or low, does not change the disease transmission, that is, liver function is not a factor to determine the transmission; contact with the infected person’s For mother-to-child transmission, 90-95% of newborns can be protected from hepatitis B virus infection through scientific prevention and interruption; their sexual partners can also obtain immunity through hepatitis B vaccination. The 2007 U.S. Hepatitis B Guidelines also clearly state that they can participate in any activity, including sports with physical contact, and can share food and utensils with normal people. Experts call for the correct understanding of the transmission of hepatitis B and the elimination of hepatitis B discrimination!