How does Hepatitis B virus caue people have cirrhosis ?
2007-12-01 18:57:30 · 8 answers · asked by Wenson L 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Having a chronic HBV infection eventually may lead to serious liver diseases such as cirrhosis and liver cancer. Having had HBV infection as an infant or child gives you a greater chance of developing these illnesses as an adult.
In addition, hepatitis B puts you at risk of acute liver failure — a condition in which all the vital functions of the liver shut down. When that occurs, a liver transplant is necessary to sustain life.
Anyone chronically infected with HBV is also susceptible to infection with another strain of viral hepatitis — hepatitis D. Formerly known as delta virus, the hepatitis D virus needs the outside coat of HBV in order to infect cells. You can't become infected with hepatitis D unless you're already infected with HBV.
Injection drug users with hepatitis B are most at risk, but you can also contract hepatitis D if you have unprotected sexual contact with an infected partner or live with someone infected with hepatitis D. Having both hepatitis B and hepatitis D makes it more likely you'll develop cirrhosis or liver cancer. -
2007-12-02 03:50:56 · answer #1 · answered by Jayaraman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-22 13:53:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hepatitis is an inflammation of your liver. If the problem isn't corrected, the blood flow and circulation is compromised and it starts shutting down your liver and that causes the cirrhosis.
2007-12-01 19:03:32 · answer #3 · answered by Shawna 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hep B is a virus of the liver. This can potentially damage the liver permanently, which is cirrhosis. Cirrhosis is basically just scarring of the liver.
2007-12-01 19:02:16 · answer #4 · answered by Chelle 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hepatitis literally means inflammation of the liver. It causes widespread inflammation and destruction of the liver cells (hepatocytes).
Cirrhosis is a result of the destruction of a very large number of liver cells, to the point where it is irreparable. Its usually one of the final steps in Hepatitis before liver failure.
2007-12-01 19:07:22 · answer #5 · answered by iversonali3 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It can lead to chronic infection. The infection stays in the body. The liver cells remain inflamed, leading to their destruction and regeneration. This causes a hard, scarred liver. This is cirrhosis.
2007-12-02 05:38:23 · answer #6 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
HBV, like Hepatitis C and HIV, is a virus transmitted by contact with blood. Like HIV, Hepatitis B can also be spread to sexual partners or babies of mothers (vertical spread) with the virus. The Hepatitis B virus can be found in the blood and, to a lesser extent, saliva, semen and other body fluids of an infected person. It is spread by direct contact with infected body fluids; usually by needle stick injury or sexual contact. Hepatitis B virus is not spread by casual contact. Those particularly likely to be infected include; Anyone who has ever injected drugs Those who have had blood transfusions or organ transplants Those who have had a needle stick accident from an HBV carrier Sexual contacts of those who are HBV carriers Babies of mothers who are HBV carriers
2016-04-07 03:07:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vast majority of people infected with hepatitis B are able to fight off the virus and fully recover from the infection within a couple of months.
Most people with chronic hepatitis B have very little liver damage. A small minority of people go on to develop cirrhosis of the liver and, in some cases, liver cancer.
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2014-07-20 15:45:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋