HEPATITIS B

Course overview

HEPATITIS B INFECTION IS A SERIOUS GLOBAL HEALTHCARE PROBLEM. OFTEN TRANSMITTED VIA BODY FLUIDS LIKE BLOOD, SEMEN, AND VAGINAL SECRETIONS, THE HEPATITIS B VIRUS CAN CAUSE LIVER INJURY. AFTER INFECTION WITH THE HEPATITIS B VIRUS, THE MAJORITY OF ADULTS ARE ABLE TO CLEAR THE INFECTION. PATIENTS CAN PRESENT WITH ACUTE SYMPTOMATIC DISEASE OR HAVE AN ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE THAT IS IDENTIFIED DURING SCREENING FOR THE HEPATITIS B VIRUS. THIS ARTICLE FOCUSES ON IDENTIFYING WHO IS AT RISK OF HEPATITIS B, AND CLINICAL EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH HEPATITIS B BY AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM. IT ALSO FOCUSES ON PREVENTIVE MEASURES.