A significant proportion of patients have infection with parenteral manipulations in medical institutions. The widespread use of blood transfusions before the introduction of virological control donors contributed to the spread of disease by using blood and blood products. Later became evident risk of transmission of hepatitis B through injecting equipment. Measures to sterilize infected blood-stained syringes and needles are so complex that effectively influence this mode of transmission could not. A growing number of injections rampant: According to our data, more recently, for the treatment of sars in Russia, the child did 40 injections and pneumonia – 75! The introduction of disposable syringes, needles, catheters – an absolute progress in the fight against hepatitis B and aids.

But the transfer of This infection is also possible via the intact integumentary tissue, so sterilization, for example, endoscopic techniques, especially fibreoptic, far from being universally provides the necessary resistance. For example, gastroscopy in many institutions decided to make the most extensive testimony, almost at the first sign of abdominal pain, but the measures neutralization of hepatitis B virus at the same few people think. Recently, it was shown that hepatitis B – sexually transmitted infections, and sexually. This explains the peak incidence of teenagers and young people having sex with a relationship far from the monogamy. Prevention of hepatitis B Currently in the prevention of hepatitis B (drugs against this disease is not) applies immunoglobulin. According to the Russian scheme, immunoglobulin entered once.

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