My partner live away from me for six month. She is in Asia. She discovered Hepatitis B. Her doctor suggested her to tell me to take vaccines. I don’t know anything about this virus. when she’ll be back, is that affect my body if I have relationship with her. If it is , what steps should I take to keep myself safe and living together with her .
2006-08-15 02:13:52 · 5 answers · asked by fast2hemel 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Hello,
Vaccine for Hepatitis B is ...
Hepatitis B virus- is also called “serum hepatitis”. HBV spreads through infected body fluids such as blood, saliva and breast milk. Infection occurs through contaminated blood transfusion, shared contaminated needles or syringes.
How do you know if you have Hepatitis?
The symptoms usually develop over a period of several days. Children who are infected often have no symptoms. The symptoms may be:
Yellowing of the eyes and dark urine.
General tiredness and poor appetite.
Nausea, vomiting, fever and stomach ache.
A person may spread HAV from about one week before symptoms appear and during the first week of symptoms. Persons with no symptoms can also spread the virus. Unlike Hepatitis B and C, Hepatitis A causes no long term liver damage. Having had the disease produces lifelong immunity from future HAV infection.
How can you prevent Hepatitis?
Good personal hygiene and proper sanitation can help prevent the infection. Toilets and sinks need to be cleaned with antiseptic solutions. Hepatitis B is contagious and its main routes of infection are contaminated blood transfusions, shared needles for drug injections and sexual contacts. Use of vaccines greatly decreases the incidence of this infection.
Hepatitis C infection may pass from mother to foetus during pregnancy. A great deal of awareness and caution along with the doctor’s advice is required to prevent this infection.
VACCINES.....
Brand names Enegrix B, HB Vac
Available as Injection
Uses Prevention of hepatitis B virus infection
Side effects* Mild soreness and hardening at injection site, occasionally low grade fever, fatigue, headache, nausea and dizziness, general feeling of discomfort.
Use with Care Pregnancy
Not used in Allergy to the vaccine
Severe infections
2006-08-15 02:25:02 · answer #1 · answered by kida_w 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be asking a physician this information. But if you are going to continue to live with her I believe that once you have gotten the vaccine for it you will be cured of the virus. The only virus that can not be cured is Hepatitis C.
2006-08-15 02:19:58 · answer #2 · answered by Lina 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Isn't epatitis B the one u get when u have unprotected sex? (opposite to epatitis A that u can get by eating some fruit or drinking some polluted water)
I remember now Pam Anderson's drug addicted husband had it too and she got it from him and was seriously ill ...
Moreover those things don't come on their own and may be, fingers crossed, some further check-up would be appropriate on your girlfriend ....
And yes, I bet it would be a good idea if u had some vaccination, in case u decide to see her again ....
2006-08-15 02:25:09 · answer #3 · answered by itablok 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
leave her or your have it ,what vaccines? dont take the chance
2006-08-15 02:18:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
have unprotected sex
2006-08-15 02:18:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋