hepatitis B?

Question

HI, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A CURE FOR HEPATITIS B, WHAT ARE THE SYMTOMS OF IT? THANK U

Answer 1

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 2

each will smash your liver in outcome will rationale jaundice the yellow discoloration of your dermis and eyes. each ends up in liver cirrhosis or liver CA if left untreated the sufferers dies