Update on prevalence,diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis B virus

Hesham Noaman Abdel Raheem Mustafa , Laila Ahmad Mohammad , Ahmad Nabil Lotfy Hassan ,
Cairo University
Giza, Egypt
Master (Msc) Thesis , 2005

Abstract

Hepatitis B virus (HBV)infection is a serious global health problem,with 2 billion people infected worldwide,and 350 million suffering from chronic HBV infection.Being the 10th leading cause of death
worldwide,HBV infections result in 0.5 to 1.2 million deaths per year caused by chronic hepatitis,cirrhosis,and hepatocellular carcinoma.Besides,hepatitis B is a major health problem in Egypt.It was reported that
HBV was more prevalent in Upper Egypt (11.7)than in Lower Egypt (8.8). The aim of the present work is to reveal the prevalence of HBV worldwide and in Egypt and to discuss updated clinical issues in the
diagnosis and modern modalities of treatment.It was concluded that hopefully,the advent of universal infant vaccination,treatment of all forms of chronic HBV disease,and new screening methods,as well as treatment
modalities for HBV induced cirrhosis and liver cancer in the next decade,will enable us to markedly decrease the incidence and prevalence of this worldwide endemic disease

Keywords

HBV prevalence , HBV diagnosis , HBV treatment ,