Hepatitis B positive. Is it curable?
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In so far as i know, there are no set therapies or procedures yet
to make someone COMPLETELY HBsAg negative.
The person would have to take precautions to not pass it on to others.
antivirals like tenofovir alafenamide (TAF), tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) and entecavir often form part of the first-line therapy.
PEG-IFN treatments https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00022, along with the antivirals are usually enough to control and manage the virus
and in some very rare cases.. completely get rid of it too.
liver function tests would have to be done from time to time.. to establish liver health and tweak the treatment/s to contain liver damage and help the liver to heal itself.
Here's wishing your friend better health💙🤍.
Evidence-based medicine still has A LONG way to go and does involve a lot of trial and error still.
S/he can do with a morale boost.
You, others can help in that.
Hopefully the usual treatments (outside of alternative streams of medical care) will be enough to improve the 'quality of life' of the patient.
Pertaining Hepatitis B, I would not opine on alternative streams (example: ayurved, unani).
Now i use my own clippers at home and keep my hair short.
But those with any such infections (including HIV).. should ALWAYS act responsibly.. like when visiting a dentist too.. please Please P L E A S E disclose everything upfront, to the medical caregiver/s, doctor/s, nurse/s.
They are not there to judge you. And disclosing the details properly, at the right time.. helps keep everyone safe.
Afaik, it's a chronic disease. The disease is called CHB- chronic hepatitis B.
In general, the risk of an adult contracting chronic (long term) hep b is quite low meaning your friend "probably" has acute (short term) hep b which leaves the body by itself within a period of a few months. In rare cases an acute hep b can become chronic in adults (generally among people with a weak immune system). Children or infants whose immune system isn't fully developed generally contract the chronic condition. So, in all probability, your friend will make a complete recovery within a period of few months, provided he/she exerts caution & is under the care of an experienced physician.
If you know any other info on how he got it, please share while keeping identity anonymous so people can take precautions
One of my uncles got it years ago and died from Hepatitis B. He was undergoing some Ayurvedic needle therapy where we suspect he may have gotten infected. But he also had a habit of drinking occasionally and you know how alcohol badly affects the liver so the infection got worse quickly
Definitely
.consultant physician.