Body Piercing in Health
Regarding tattoos, piercings are another thing. Usually associated with the same world, but in terms of procedures involve very different aspects.
Any body part can be drilled and is in fact what is being done: used piercing of all sizes and materials, nose, ear, eyebrow, nipples, the genitals, mouth, arms, navel, and everything you can imagine.
With the piercing you have to take extra precautions with the tattoo, it may involve more consequences. Basically you should always use a good professional. To do this consult, inquire, visit the place previously. Do not stay with the first person and tell them shop or dress.
The Diagnosis and Early Treatment Can Prevent Liver Damage
What should I do if I think I was exposed to hepatitis B?
Consult your doctor immediately if you think you’ve been exposed to hepatitis B. A drug called hepatitis B immune globulin can protect you from getting hepatitis B if it is administered shortly after having been exposed to hepatitis B.
If you are at high risk for hepatitis B, get tested. Many people are unaware they are infected. The diagnosis and early treatment can prevent liver damage.
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Points to remember
* Hepatitis B is a liver disease caused by hepatitis B.
* Anyone can get hepatitis B, but some people are at greater risk.
* You can get hepatitis B through contact with blood, semen or other body fluids of an infected person.
* Hepatitis B usually has no symptoms.
* Adults and children 5 and older sometimes jaundice or other symptoms.
* Hepatitis B is usually not treated unless it becomes chronic.
* Chronic hepatitis B is when the body can not get rid of the virus of hepatitis B.
* Children, especially infants, are more likely to get hepatitis B infection.
* Hepatitis B infection is treated with medicines that delay or prevent the virus damages the liver.
* You can prevent hepatitis B by getting vaccinated against hepatitis B.
* Consult your doctor immediately if you think you have been exposed to hepatitis B.
* If you are at high risk for hepatitis B, get tested. Many people are unaware they are infected. Early diagnosis and early treatment can help prevent liver damage.
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Hope through research
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), which in Spanish is called the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, conducts and supports basic and clinical research on various digestive disorders, among which is included hepatitis B. NIDDK scientists are investigating better strategies for using antiviral drugs to treat hepatitis B.
Participants in clinical studies can participate more actively in their health care, access to new research treatments before they are widely available, and help others by contributing to medical research. For more information on current studies, visit www.ClinicalTrials.gov.
When the Body Can Not Get Rid of the Virus of Hepatitis B
What are the symptoms of hepatitis B?
Hepatitis B usually has no symptoms. Adults and children 5 and older sometimes have one or more of the following symptoms:
* Yellowing of the eyes and skin, called jaundice
* Delayed bleeding longer than usual to stop
* Swelling of the stomach or ankles
* Easy bruising
* Tiredness
* Upset stomach
* Fever
* Loss of appetite
* Diarrhea
* Colored stools
* Dark urine and yellowish
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What is hepatitis B?
Chronic hepatitis B is when the body can not get rid of the virus of hepatitis B. Especially children, especially infants, are more likely to get hepatitis B infection. Chronic hepatitis B usually has no symptoms until they develop signs of liver damage. Without treatment, chronic hepatitis B can cause scarring of the liver, also called cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure.
Symptoms of cirrhosis include
* Yellowing of the eyes and skin, called jaundice
* More time than usual to stop bleeding
* Swelling of the stomach or ankles
* Tiredness
* Nausea
* Weakness
* Loss of appetite
* Weight loss
* Blood vessels in the form of spider, called Spider enigmas, which are formed near the surface of the skin
The Virus of Hepatitis B Causes of Hepatitis B
What is hepatitis B?
Hepatitis B is a liver disease. Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. Inflammation is the painful swelling and red that occurs when body tissues are infected or injured. The inflammation can cause organs to malfunction.
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What is the liver?
The liver is an organ that performs many important functions.
The liver
* Removes harmful chemicals from the blood
* Fights infection
* Helps digest food
* Stored nutrients and vitamins
* Stores energy
You can not live without a liver.
Illustration of the digestive system is called the esophagus, liver, stomach, large intestine and small intestine. It shades the liver.
Hepatitis B is a liver disease.
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What causes hepatitis B?
The virus of hepatitis B causes of hepatitis B. Viruses are germs that cause disease. For example, influenza is caused by a virus. People can spread the virus to others.
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Who can get hepatitis B?
Anyone can get hepatitis B. But some people are more prone than others, among which include
* People born to a mother with hepatitis B
* People living with someone who has hepatitis B
* People who have lived in parts of the world where hepatitis B is common
* People who have been exposed to blood or body fluids at work
* Those on hemodialysis
* People who have more than one sexual partner in the last six months or have a history of sexually transmitted diseases
* Injecting drug users
* Men who have sex with men
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How I can get hepatitis B?
You can get hepatitis B through contact with blood, semen or other body fluids of an infected person.
You can get hepatitis B
* Have been born to a mother with hepatitis B
* Have sex with an infected person
* Get a tattoo or piercing instruments were not sterilized and were used in an infected person
* Accidentally pricked with a needle that was used by an infected person
* Use the razor or toothbrush of an infected person
* Sharing drug needles with an infected person
Illustration of a woman and a man lying in bed facing each other. Their fronts are having. A sheet covering them from the armpits down.
You can get hepatitis B by having sex with an infected person.
You can not get hepatitis B
* Shake hands with an infected person
* Hugging an infected person
* Sit with an infected person
Prevent the Spread of Hepatitis B
To prevent the spread of hepatitis B, there are two possibilities, as with the hepatitis A vaccine (shots), and personal care.
All babies have to wear it. The first injection is given at any time between the 4th or 8th week of life, but if the mother is a carrier is administered at 12 hours of birth, the second within 30 days s and 2 months of age (depending on when administered first) and the third between 6 and 18 months of age.
Vaccination in older children and adults
They can also be vaccinated children and adults who have done so before. The vaccination takes place over six months, during which you have to put three shots over six months. Children who are not vaccinated should. Furthermore, this preventive method is known as combined vaccine is especially indicated in:
* Travelers in endemic areas A and B virus: Africa, South America, Eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, China and Pacific islands (excluding Australia, New Zealand and Japan).
* Gay men with multiple partners.
* Users of intravenous drugs.
* Patients with hemophilia.
* Personal health hospitals. Although most children who receive the vaccine have no problem following the same, sometimes there may be minor problems such as redness or tenderness at the injection site. The most serious problems associated with it are very rare.
However not recommended vaccine administration:
* Before any more serious illness than a cold.
* If, after one dose of vaccine is given a severe allergic reaction.
Another possibility goes through personal care, hygiene measures that everyone should follow, for example:
* Use condoms every time you have sex.
* Do not share needles to inject drugs.
* Wear gloves if you have to touch another person’s blood.
* Do not use a toothbrush or razor from an infected person, or anything else that might have traces of his blood.
* Ensure that the instruments are clean, if getting a tattoo or piercing a body part.