Original Research Article I Volume 2 I Issue 3 I 2016
Importance of Hepatitis B Virus infection screening in Jharkhand: Hepatitis B positive asymptomatic patients are as iceberg in sea, threat to a sailing ship
Miss Sana Irfan, N P Sahu,Tuhina Banerjee, Kumari Seema, A K Agarwal, L. B. Pandey, Manoj Kumar, Ashok Kumar
American Journal of Science and Medical Research; 2(3); 186-192
DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.17812/ajsmr126
Abstract:
Hepatitis B is a serious global public health problem affecting mankind. People infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) have variable manifestations: acute or chronic. In the acute stage, HBV infection can manifest as anicteric (viral hepatitis without jaundice: subclinical) hepatitis, icteric hepatitis, or, rarely, acute fulminant hepatitis. Chronic HBV infection can be asymptomatic (the HBV surface antigen carrier state), or it can be manifested by symptoms and signs of cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma or both. Infants and young children as compared to adult infected at are at greatest risk of around 90% of developing chronic infection and are often asymptomatic
Keywords:
Symptomatic, asymptomatic, icteric, chronic, Jharkhand
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Article Dates:
Received: 2 June 2016; Accepted: 11 July 2016; Published: 19 July 2016
How To Cite:
Miss Sana Irfan, N P Sahu,Tuhina Banerjee, Kumari Seema, A K Agarwal, L. B .Pandey, Manoj Kumar, Ashok Kumar (2016). Importance of Hepatitis B Virus infection screening in Jharkhand: Hepatitis B positive asymptomatic patients are as iceberg in sea, threat to a sailing ship. The Ame J Sci & Med Res, 1(2):186-192..
