Hepatitis B Vaccine Should Try At Teens?

By Big Smile Kamis, 08 September 2011 0 comments
Synonyms And Synonyms
Synonyms And Synonyms
THREATS hepatitis B is always lurking. Therefore, the vaccine may be anticipated as early as the primary thing to do.

Have you been vaccinated against hepatitis B at birth and infancy before? If not, immediately go to the doctor and make the vaccine to protect you against hepatitis B.

Because hepatitis B is a matter of serious global public health. It is estimated that more than 2 billion people infected with hepatitis B virus and more than 360 million chronic infection with high risk of death due to cirrhosis. (Hardening of the liver) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

In accordance with the schedule of immunization in Indonesia, usually pemperian hepatitis B vaccine is given three times when a newborn child and then when they were aged 1 month and followed by 6 months of age. It is expected that the vaccine would break the transmission of hepatitis B virus

However, with increasing age usually antibodies against hepatitis B virus also decreased. So, should be repeated when the adolescent vaccination for antibodies to activate the body's maximum protection?

"For children who are healthy and normal body power or in the language of medicine called immunocompetent is not necessary. In that sense, those who are immunocompetent his endurance normal or had received hepatitis B vaccine before and was known to have antibodies against hepatitis B. Those with this category do not require a test vaccine, "said Dr. Hartono Gunardi SpA (K) told reporters after meeting his dissertation, entitled" Evaluation of Hepatitis B Vaccine Currently Provided Primary Age 0-5 years in Adolescents 15-21 years: Humoral Immunity Studies, Immunity Cellular and Genetic Characteristics of Hepatitis B Virus "in the Senate Chamber, University of Indonesia Faculty of Medicine, Salemba, Jakarta, Thursday (08/09/2011).

Continued Dr. Hartono, that when a person has received the hepatitis B vaccine and then when examined antibodies arise but when checked again some time later (eg when the high school or age 18) antibody was negative, but he's never been vaccinated, then no need to be vaccinated again.

Only, Dr. Hartono confirmed when the person concerned has been doing inspections and through vaccination, then he should have checked first.

"If he has not been examined and there are families who suffer from chronic hepatitis B, should be examined further. Because if in one family there who are infected, then he could pass on to other family members, either through saliva, exchange-exchange toothbrush , towels and so forth, "Dr. Hartono message.
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