Is heptitus B curable?

Answer 1

A vaccine for the prevention of hepatitis B is available. Given in three shots over a period of time, the vaccine is suggested for everyone age 18 years and younger, as well as for adults over age 18 who are at risk for the infection.

Currently, there is no cure for hepatitis B. Prevention is crucial.

Answer 2

It is very difficult to say if it is completely cure able or not. Though it is very a serious disease we can try to treat it with utmost case and we may succeed in curing as many cases of HEP - B, have been cured. See the full details -

HEPATITIS- B is a serious liver infection caused by the * hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, the infection becomes chronic, leading to liver failure, liver cancer, or cirrhosis — a condition that causes permanent scarring of the liver.

* Signs and symptoms

Most infants and children with hepatitis B never develop signs and symptoms. The same is true for some adults. Signs and symptoms usually appear 12 weeks after you're infected and can range from mild to severe. They may include some or all of the following:

* Loss of appetite
* Nausea and vomiting
* Weakness and fatigue
* Abdominal pain, especially around your liver
* Dark urine
* Yellowing of your skin and the whites of your eyes (jaundice)
* Joint pain

Hepatitis B can damage your liver — and spread to other people — even if you don't have any signs and symptoms. That's why it's important to be tested if you think you've been exposed to hepatitis B or if you engage in behavior that puts you at risk.

Drug therapies
Doctors use four drugs to treat HBV infection:

* Interferon. Your body naturally produces interferon to help protect against invading organisms such as viruses. Giving additional interferon that has been manufactured in a laboratory may stimulate your body's immune response to HBV and help prevent the virus from replicating in your cells. Not everyone is a candidate for treatment with interferon. In a few cases, interferon eliminates the virus completely, although the infection can later return. Interferon has a number of side effects — many of which resemble signs and symptoms of hepatitis B.

* Lamivudine (Epivir-HBV). This antiviral medication helps prevent HBV from replicating in your cells. It's usually taken in pill form once a day. Side effects during treatment are generally minimal, but you may experience a severe worsening of symptoms when you stop taking the drug. Lamivudine can also cause a drug-resistant form of HBV to develop, particularly when taken as a long-term treatment.

* Adefovir dipivoxil (Hepsera). This drug, taken by pill once daily, also helps prevent HBV from replicating in your cells. An added benefit is that it's effective in people who are resistant to lamivudine.

* Entecavir (Baraclude). This antiviral medication, approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in March 2005, is taken once a day in pill form.

* Telbivudine (Tyzeka, Sebivo). This antiviral medication, approved by the FDA in October 2006, is similar to lamivudine, though slightly stronger.-

Answer 3

Nope- just treating the symptoms is the most that can be done. Prevention's the best thing here...if you already have it though, make sure you see a doctor and follow his instructions...please don't have unprotected sex with anyone who isn't aware of this condition either. It's not always transmitted sexually, but it can be.

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