What is the difference between acute hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis B? The main difference between acute hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis B is the duration of hepatitis B virus in the body. Acute hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis B are all caused by hepatitis B virus infection, but they are different after infection.
Generally speaking, most infections in adults or after childhood are acute, some have no symptoms, and some will have systemic fatigue, discomfort, nausea, vomiting and so on. There are some jaundice, go to the hospital to test the increase of liver function transaminase, which belongs to acute hepatitis.
Special reminder: hepatitis B virus infection can be detected from the beginning of the discovery, 6 months later can still detect hepatitis B virus, then the transformation from acute hepatitis B to chronic hepatitis B.
Infection at infancy, especially within the age of 1, is mostly chronic and asymptomatic. The virus persists, until later it becomes a carrier of hepatitis B virus. It can also become a chronic hepatitis B patient. After redevelopment, some of the patients may develop cirrhosis, and a small number of patients may develop into hepatocellular carcinoma.
After the treatment of acute hepatitis B more than 90% to 95%, the virus was cleared away, and people recovered. Most of the chronic hepatitis B persists.
From the harm of the human body, the incidence of acute hepatitis B will be discomfort, individual patients may have acute liver failure, but the proportion is very small. But chronic hepatitis B, usually without symptoms, is potentially harmful. Chronic hepatitis B repeated liver inflammation changes, can further develop into cirrhosis, and even liver cancer.
For patients infected with hepatitis B, timely treatment, standardized treatment is an important way to prevent further development of the disease. Hepatitis B vaccination is an important and effective way for the general population to prevent and cure hepatitis B.
Handan Institute of liver diseases
