Gepatit B - bu jigar infektsiyasini keltirib chiqaradigan virus bo'lib, jigar saratoni bilan og'rigan bemorlarning 80 foizi gepatit B infektsiyasiga bog'liq. Gepatit B virusi o‘ta yuqumli bo‘lib, onadan bolaga yuqish, qon preparatlari bilan yuqtirish, dializ, sherik jinsiy aloqa, dori-darmonlarni infuzion qilish va yuqtirgan kishilar bilan uzoq muddatli yaqin aloqada bo‘lish kabi ko‘plab yuqish usullariga ega. Ko'pgina hollarda infektsiyadan keyin hech qanday alomat paydo bo'lmaydi va gepatit B infektsiyasi qon testi bilan aniqlanishi mumkin. Jigarning ultratovush tekshiruvi jigarning shikastlanish darajasini baholashi mumkin. Profilaktika usuli asosan emlash orqali gepatit B ning oldini olishdan iborat.
Gepatit B ning o'tkir va surunkali ikki bosqichi mavjud. Agar odam gepatit B virusiga duchor bo'lsa, unda dastlabki infektsiya o'tkir infektsiya deb ataladi. Infektsiyalangan kattalarning uchdan bir qismi sariq ko'zlar va qorin og'rig'i kabi alomatlarga duch keladi. Aksariyat odamlar asemptomatik yoki engil alomatlarga ega bo'lib, ularni gripp yoki bezgak bilan osongina adashtirish mumkin va bolalar kamdan-kam hollarda alomatlarga duch kelishadi.
When symptoms of acute hepatitis B appear, the patient needs to rest more to replenish water and nutrition. It is recommended to avoid exposure to other factors that may worsen liver inflammation, such as alcohol. There is no specific treatment or cure for acute hepatitis B. After an acute hepatitis B infection, it may fully recover or progress to a chronic disease. Chronic hepatitis B is diagnosed by certain blood markers of hepatitis. Most adults will not develop chronic diseases, but most children who are infected from birth or under five years of age will develop chronic diseases, which may be asymptomatic or occasionally have hepatitis characterized by abdominal pain, yellow eyes, dark urine, or abnormal liver tests . The main problem faced by chronic hepatitis B is the risk of developing cirrhosis and jigar saratoni.