Chronic and acute HBV infection is diagnosed by a blood test. Screening available for People who has a higher risk at HBV because don’t able to undiagnosed and it includes:
-when there are a person in the house has chronic HBV infection. -infants who born to mothers with HBV -injection drug users. -at the work like public safety workers – contaminated body fluids -hemodialysis patients -anyone who received chemotherapy for cancer -anyone who comes from a region with a high incidence of HBV It should be noted, If a woman has HBV and she is expectant, the newborn must be vaccinated within12 to 24 hours after birth.
Treatment for viral hepatitis B
Treatment of hepatitis B may help people to prevent passing the infection to others and reduce the risk of liver disease also. and it may include: 1-Antiviral medications are helping people to fight the virus and make the virus not to be able to damage the liver or reducing the risk as much as possible. 2-Interferon injections are substance produced by the body and it uses for fight infection mainly with young people who want to treat with a short term especially. if you are expectant women, you shouldn’t be used a therapy during pregnancy.because after a complete course of therapy may happen side effects like difficulty breathing, depression, vomiting, and nausea. 3-Liver transplant. in this process, Remove damaged liver and replaces it with a healthy liver by surgeons.
You must talk to your doctor about the way of treatment as a right.