The video explains what Hepatitis B is, why it occurs and what symptoms it can cause. Diagnosis, treatment, vaccine and preventive measures. ****** NOTES ON COMMENTS: since we cannot constantly monitor user comments and guarantee a response to each of them, we have chosen to disable comments. In fact, from experience, unmoderated comments often become a means of spreading false information and messages with commercial purposes. We do not want our videos to lend themselves to this purpose. For criticisms, appreciations, questions and observations you can still write in our forum http://community.my-personaltrainer.it/ or search for information in the dedicated articles on the site www.my-personaltrainer.it ****** Hepatitis B - Video: Causes Symptoms Diagnosis Treatments - My-personaltrainer.it  Destination wellness Hepatitis b Hepatitis Hepatitis B - Video: Causes Symptoms Diagnosis Treatments  Watch the Video - Hepatitis B XVai a Destination Wellness Watch the video on youtube We began to learn about viral infections that affect the liver, starting with hepatitis A. Today, we continue our journey of knowledge, talking about hepatitis B, a very widespread disease throughout the world. You should know that compared to A, hepatitis B is potentially more serious, as it can become chronic and have a malignant course, up to liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. The dangerousness of this form of hepatitis has, for several years now, led health organizations in many countries, including Italy, to launch prevention strategies through vaccination. But let's proceed in order and first try to understand what hepatitis B is. The hepatitis B virus (also called HBV from Human Hepatitis B Virus) is a pathogen that is transmitted quite easily from one person to another. It can be carried by blood and other body fluids, such as semen, vaginal fluids and pre-cum secretions. Transmission can also occur from an infected mother to her newborn during childbirth. In Italy, however, the chances of contracting the hepatitis B virus have decreased since mandatory vaccination for newborns was introduced in 1991. The hepatitis B virus targets hepatocytes, i.e. liver cells, where it settles and begins to multiply. The result of this viral proliferation is inflammation of the liver, with cellular damage. The disease can manifest itself with pain, fever and jaundice, that is, with the yellowing of the skin, but often the symptoms are vague or even absent. In most cases, hepatitis B evolves spontaneously towards recovery, but the virus responsible for the disease may not even be completely eliminated by the immune system. If the pathogen persists for a long time, it can slowly damage the liver of the infected person and cause very serious consequences. The hepatitis B virus is therefore transmitted through contact with bodily fluids of infected people, especially blood and genital secretions. Contagion can therefore occur on the one hand through unprotected sexual intercourse and on the other parenterally, that is, through the transfusion of infected blood products. Beyond the risk associated with transfusions, practically zero in Italy and other economically advanced countries, we must not forget the other ways in which viruses transmitted by blood contact tend to spread. I am referring, in particular, to the sharing of used syringes, the sharing of personal objects such as toothbrushes or razors, or contact with inadequately sterilized medical instruments and equipment. There is also a potential risk of transmission through the skin, through procedures including acupuncture, piercings and tattoos. Finally, it is important to underline that one of the main causes of contagion in developing countries is linked to transmission from infected mothers to their children at birth. Hepatitis B can evolve in different ways. The viral infection, in fact, can be associated with acute, chronic or fulminant liver disease. Let us now analyze the individual cases. The acute form lasts less than six months, because the immune system generally intervenes by producing specific antibodies against the hepatitis B virus. Most people infected by the virus, therefore, recover with complete healing, and without suffering any permanent damage. The outcome also includes the acquisition of immunity from the infection, so the subject will be protected for life from further infections by the HBV virus. In cases where the infection lasts more than six months, it is called chronic hepatitis B. Continue on: http://www.my-personaltrainer.it/Tv/D...