healthy-own.blogspot.com - The many types of hepatitis, hepatitis disease also makes handling different from one another. Because it requires the prevention and treatment of different, required a good understanding for those who suffer from hepatitis, as well as the medical team to be responsible for healing every patient with hepatitis.
To clarify the difference in the prevention of hepatitis, this article will explain the process of prevention against the three types of hepatitis hepatitis A, B, and C.
Prevention of Hepatitis A
Basically, hepatitis disease can strike anyone, and do not look for age and sex. Hepatitis A is usually quite a lot in children and adolescents.
Prevention for those affected by hepatitis in age between 1-18 years can be done by giving a dose of 2-3 drops of vaccination in accordance with the standards of treatment that has been prescribed.
While the vaccine for adults should be greater dose and also the length of time that is between 6-12 months, which is calculated after the first dose.
Vaccination is the prevention of hepatitis are the most effective and can last between 15-20 years. Hepatitis A vaccination would be better given to those who are considered to have a tendency of developing hepatitis A are: users of illegal drugs, toddlers or children who live in a dirty environment, oral sex offenders, people who suffer from chronic liver disease, and other.
Hepatitis prevention efforts can also be done by staying clean, both inside the home and in other environments, in order to avoid not only the hepatitis A virus, but the virus also causes other diseases.
For those who frequently travel abroad with a poor environment, such as in the African countries, it is advisable to vaccinate to prevent the entry of hepatitis A virus in the body. Vaccination can be done 2 months before your departure.
Prevention of Hepatitis B
Not much different from the hepatitis A vaccine is needed to protect themselves from attacks of hepatitis B vaccination is highly optimized, especially for those who have a tendency to be suffering from hepatitis B. Hepatitis B vaccination can protect you for about 15 years.
They are especially should get more attention for the prevention of hepatitis B vaccination, are those who have an active sexual activity, people who work in or in connection with the handling of blood, such as donors or laboratory worker.
In addition, they are susceptible to diseases such as hepatitis B drug users should also be given counseling to get an injection of hepatitis B vaccination.
Prevention of Hepatitis C
Actually, there is no vaccine specifically designed to prevent transmission of hepatitis C's. However, prevention remains to be done, at least to minimize a person suffering from hepatitis C disease.
Vaccination as given to patients suffering from hepatitis B also includes a good move because the role of the vaccine is quite effective in preventing the entry of the virus into the body.
In addition, prevention can also be done by keeping the environment because any virus will multiply in a dirty and nasty.
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