treatment available to a person having Hapatities B positive?
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There are currently several treatments for chronic hepatitis B that can increase a person's chance of clearing the infection. Treatments are available in the form of antivirals such as lamivudine and adefovir and immune system modulators such as interferon alpha. There are several other antivirals under investigation. Roughly, all of the currently available treatments, when used alone, are about equally efficacious. However, some individuals are much more likely to respond than others. It does not appear that combination therapy offers any advantages[7]. In general, each works by reducing the viral load by several orders of magnitude thus helping a body's immune system clear the infection. Treatment strategies should be individualized by a doctor and patient. Considerations include the risks associated with each treatment, a person's likelihood of clearing the virus with treatment, a person's risk for developing complications of persistent infection, and development of viral resistance with some of the treatments.
On March 29, 2005, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Entecavir for the treatment of hepatitis B.
On February 25, 2005, the EU Commission approved PEGASYS for the treatment of hepatitis B making it the first pegylated interferon to be approved for hepatitis B.
Chronic carriers should be strongly encouraged to avoid consuming alcohol as it increases their risk for cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer).
Infants born to mothers known to carry hepatitis B can be treated with antibodies to the hepatitis B virus (hepatitis B immune globulin or HBIg). When given with the vaccine within twelve hours of birth, the risk of acquiring hepatitis B is reduced 95%. This treatment also allows a mother to safely breastfeed her child.
An individual exposed to the virus who has never been vaccinated may be treated with HBIg immediately following the exposure. For instance, a health care worker accidentally stuck by a needle used in a hepatitis B carrier would qualify. Treatment must be soon after exposure, however.(Wikipedia)
Acute hepatitis needs no treatment other than careful monitoring of liver function, by measuring serum transaminases and prothrombin time.
In rare cases of liver failure, the patient should be monitored in an intensive care unit. Because liver damage decreases the liver's ability to degrade proteins, the patient's protein intake should be restricted.
Also, lactulose, metronidazole or neomycin should be administered (to limit protein production by bacteria in the gut). Patients should be monitored until they recover or until a liver transplant appears necessary. A liver transplant is the only definitive cure in cases of liver failure.
Treatment of chronic hepatitis is geared towards reducing inflammation, symptoms, and infectivity. Treatment options include interferon (administered by injection) as well as lamivudine, entecavir, and adefovir dipivoxil (administered orally). Liver transplantation is used to treat end-stage chronic hepatitis B liver disease.(MedlinePlus)
There are several drug treatments available to treat hepatitis B.
Patients may be put on a four month course of injections of the drug interferon.
An alternative treatment is a drug called lamivudine which is taken orally once a day. Treatment is usually for one year. Sometimes lamivudine is combined with interferon.
Chronic patients may require a liver transplant. (BBC news-Health)
Please see the webpages for more details on Hepatitis B.
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