Pharmacotherapy/Treatment Of Hepatitis B And Hepatitis C Virus
Healthy liver Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. It is caused by five types of viruses. They are hepatitis A, B, C ,D and E. The virus itself does not destroy the liver. The destruction comes from the body's immune response to fight the virus. Hepatitis B (HB) Hepatitis B is caused by hepatitis virus (HBV). They are deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) viruses from the family of hepadnaviridae. Estimates have it that more than 2 billion people currently living either have it in the past or current do. About 7.4 percent of the world population have been infected and one percent of them are living with HIV. There is no cure for HBV. It is highly contagious. It is contracted through contact with infected blood or body fluid. Mode of transmission is very similar to that of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HBV is prevalent in the western Pacific (6.2 percent) and African region (6.1 percent). Other parts of the world carry a minor burden. It affects children and adults alike. But the ...
