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Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is the cause of Hepatitis B, a degenerative liver disease. This infection can affect people of all ages and is generally transmitted through the exchange of blood and other bodily fluids (mainly through unprotected sex, contaminated needles, blood transfusions etc). HBV can also be transmitted from mother to child through vertical transmission. Hepatitis B damages the liver tissue leading to eventual shutting down of the organ. What makes the disease serious is the high probability of it resulting in either liver cancer which does not respond well to chemotherapy and leads to death. The widespread nature of the HBV can be understood by seeing the number of people infected with this disease. In the United States of America alone 200,000 people report infection and about 10% of these will remain chronically infected and be at risk of transmitting the disease. Unfortunately there is no definite cure for this condition. This leaves only prevention as a way of handling the virus. The best way of protection from the HBV is the Hepatitis B Vaccination. The Hepatitis B vaccination has been available for use since 1982. The original Hepatitis B vaccination was made using plasma from patients infected

Baby vaccination schedule

Babies spend 9 months in a safe and sterile surrounding; away form harmful infections and organisms. As far as the mother can, she protects her unborn baby from anything that can hamper his/her development. From this safe environment, the baby suddenly finds itself in an environment that is riddled with viruses and bacteria. As parents, it is our responsibility to continue providing our babies with the protection that kept them safe before birth. On birth, babies are protected naturally for a little while because of the antibodies from the mother. They get further antibodies from the colostrum which is present in breast milk. However, this immunity that the baby gets from its mother does not last forever. It begins to wear off as the baby's own immune system starts to develop. When this begins to happen, the baby is susceptible to all forms of bacteria and viruses that can make it fall sick. At this time it is important that the baby's immune system has the capacity to fight any diseases that come its way. This is done through vaccinations. A baby vaccination schedule is very useful in making sure that your baby gets all the important vaccines that will

Typhoid vaccination

One of the most common water borne diseases is Typhoid fever. Typhoid is caused due to infection from the typhoid bacillus - salmonella typhi. Salmonella typhi typically contaminates water from the faeces of infected persons, and ingestion of contaminated water or food can result in typhoid fever. Typical symptoms of typhoid include a characteristically high fever (in the range of 104 degrees Fahrenheit), extreme sweating, diarrhoea without blood and gastroenteritis, loss of appetite, loss of weight etc. Typhoid generally progresses in stages starting with the fever which can move into delirium and dehydration. Also the standard Widal Test for detecting typhoid generally gives a negative result in the first week. Typhoid fever is generally not fatal. It can be effectively treated with a wide range of antibiotics. Generally. About 10-30% of typhoid cases end in death. However, prevention is always better than cure, especially with a disease like typhoid which can get very stressful for the patient and the caregivers. The best measure of prevention is typhoid vaccination. A Typhoid vaccination has been in use in Germany and England since 1896 and it is still licensed in some countries. It is a whole-cell vaccine but is not popular because it