Thursday, June 7, 2012

Statistics of Hepatitis B

Most healthy adults (90%) who are infected will recover and develop protective antibodies against future hepatitis B infections. A small number (5-10%) will be unable to get rid of the virus and will develop chronic infections. Unfortunately, this is not true for infants and young children – 90% of infants and up to 50% of young children infected with hepatitis B will develop chronic infections. Therefore, vaccination is essential to protect infants and children.

Hepatitis B is 100 times more infectious than the AIDS virus, yet it can be prevented with a safe and effective vaccine. For the 400 million people worldwide who are already chronically infected with hepatitis B, the vaccine is of no use. The future, however, is much brighter with the current advances in drug development and treatment options.

Hepatitis B In the World
§ 2 billion people have been infected (1 out of 3 people).
§ 400 million people are chronically infected.
§ 10-30 million will become infected each year.
§ An estimated 1 million people die each year from hepatitis B and its complications.
§ Approximately 2 people die each minute from hepatitis B.

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Hepatitis B In the United States
§ 12 million Americans have been infected (1 out of 20 people).
§ More than one million people are chronically infected.
§ Up to 100,000 new people will become infected each year.
§ 5,000 people will die each year from hepatitis B and its complications.
§ Approximately 1 health care worker dies each day from hepatitis B.

Hepatitis B In Bangladesh
Not very well studied. Several studies found huge number of patients and carriers. It is estimated that 7-9 per cent of our population may be suffering from the disease or carrying the virus. This is a great cause of concern.

2 comments:

  1. I was married at 32 and immediately tried to get pregnant. When I was unable to conceive I had blood tests for fertility and was told that I had an FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) of 54 and would not be able to have children. Even though the doctors knew that I had been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis since age 25, no one bothered to check my thyroid levels. my TSH was measured at .001. My Synthroid dosage was lowered. a friend advise me to contact a spiritualist who help with fertility with his medicine, i collected his contact and explain my situation to him he prepared for me a herbal medicine which i took as describe by him. became pregnant very quickly, I had a successful pregnancy. I have my baby august 2017. to get pregnant at age 35 with my 2nd child in september 2019, thank you sir , this is his email contact if you require his help babaka.wolf@gmail.com or Facebook at priest.babaka

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  2. I was diagnosed as HEPATITIS B carrier in 2013 with fibrosis of the
    liver already present. I started on antiviral medications which
    reduced the viral load initially. After a couple of years the virus
    became resistant. I started on HEPATITIS B Herbal treatment from
    ULTIMATE LIFE CLINIC (www.ultimatelifeclinic.com) in March, 2020. Their
    treatment totally reversed the virus. I did another blood test after
    the 6 months long treatment and tested negative to the virus. Amazing
    treatment! This treatment is a breakthrough for all HBV carriers.

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