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Prevalence Study Of Hepatitis B
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The prevalence of viral hepatitis B among patients in National Orthopedic Hospital Enugu was studied. The samples comprised that of men , woman and children 200 in numbers, all patient of orthopedic Hospital Enugu. Laboratory investigation done were this HBs tested which 110 patient out of the 200 patients tested positive, and liver function tests found abnormal in almost all the patients that tested positive to HBsAG routine test. The commonest clinical presentations were fever and jaundice seen in Jo patient out of the 110 patients. The infection was highest amongst young adult 21-30 years of age. This accounted for 17.5% of the positive patients population it was lowest amongst children 1-10 and old people 60-70 which made up 5% of the infected population. The study also gave the general view of the group of individual affected whether children or adult, and the wid expired of the repetitious B. Hepatitis B one of the major cause of human suffering in the world despite a though understanding of its transmission and prevention and control by use of vaccine was found to be prevalent in National Orthopedic Hospital Enugu among the patients.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]The Hepatitis B
virus is normally transmitted through blood transfusion, contaminated
equipment, drug users unsterile needles, or any body secretion (saliva,
soren, sweat, breast milk, urine) The virus also can pass from the
blood of an infected mother through the placenta to infect the fetus.
Each year an estimated 200, 000 people in Nigeria are infected with
Australian Antigen (HBV) about 1000 person die yearly from hepatitis
related cirrhosis and about 5000 die from HBV rela ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]The Hepatitis B
virus is normally transmitted through blood transfusion, contaminated
equipment, drug users unsterile needles, or any body secretion (saliva,
soren, sweat, breast milk, urine) The virus also can pass from the
blood of an infected mother through the placenta to infect the fetus.
Each year an estimated 200, 000 people in Nigeria are infected with
Australian Antigen (HBV) about 1000 person die yearly from hepatitis
related cirrhosis and about 5000 die from HBV rela ... Continue reading---
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