Patient's question:
Doctor, I'd like to understand how serious this infection is. Will it affect children? Is the liver function already damaged? Does having antibodies matter for the partner? Could you please explain it in more detail? Thank youDoctor's answer:
The size of transmissibility should be inferred from the quantitative detection of hepatitis B virus DNA. The main sources of hepatitis B transmission are patients with acute or chronic hepatitis B and virus carriers. Chronic patients and virus carriers are the most significant sources of transmission, and their transmissibility is directly proportional to the viral load in their body fluids. The routes of dissemination include humans acquiring the infection through contact with HBV-containing body fluids or blood via damaged skin and mucous membranes. The main routes of transmission are as follows: 1. Mother-to-child transmission 2. Blood and body fluid transmission (it has now been confirmed that HBV is present in body fluids such as saliva, sweat, semen, vaginal secretions, and milk, so close personal contact and sexual contact are also potential routes for acquiring HBV infection) 3. Other transmission methods - theoretically, transmission could also occur through damaged gastrointestinal, respiratory mucous membranes, or insect bites.