Hepatitis B and its Homoeopathic Medicine
It is an inflammatory disease of liver, caused by hepatitis B virus(HBV), transmitted usually parenterally, and clinically characterized by a long incubation period, prolonged period of illness, often leading on to chronic liver disease such as chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis of liver, in about 5to15 percent of the cases it may even lead to primary hepato- cellular carcinoma.
CFR is about 15 percentage. Thus HBV gives rise to persistent infection, prolonged carrier state and progression to chronic liver disease and even liver cancer.
HBV often makes an alliance with Delta virus and results in Delta- hepatitis, a new threat to the world.
Risk factors
In areas of high prevalence, infection is acquired in the later ages
Incidence of HBV infection is more men than among women.
The high risk occupational surgeon, dentist, nurses, lab technician and blood bank workers.
Incidence is also high among homosexuals, sex workers, IV drug abusers and infants of HBV carrier mother's
Mode of transmission
Parenteral route
Percutaneous route
Direct contact
Vertical transmission
Incubation period
50-150days
Clinical Features
Loss of appetite
Nausea
Vomiting
Low grade fever
Myalgia
Arthralgia
Icterus
High coloured urine
Light coloured stool
Hepatomegaly
Urticarial rashes
Prevention and control
Sterilization of syringes, needle, catguts, surgical instruments
Avoid sharing toothbrush, razors, syringes among drug abusers
Screening of blood donors for HBsAg
Avoiding homo sexuality and multiple sexual partners.
Sterilization of instruments
Homoeopathic Medicine for Hepatitis B
- Chelidonium
- Thuja
- Lycopodium
- Podophyllum
- Carduus mar
The selection of homoeopathic remedies based on symptom similarities and doses according to the Susceptibility of patient.
Don't take homoeopathic medicine without any prescription / without any advise of physician.
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