What's the difference between hepatitis B and hepatitis C?

Hepatitis is the general medical term for inflammation of the liver. There are several different types of hepatitis, including hepatitis B and hepatitis C. While both are viral liver infections that share similar symptoms, they are two separate conditions. Hepatitis B and hepatitis C also have different approaches to prevention and treatment.

Hepatitis Vaccine

Hepatitis B

Caused by the Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis B is spread through bodily fluids like semen and blood. This can be through sex, childbirth, or unsafe practice with needles.

Not everyone who is exposed will become ill or have symptoms. Most people will clear the infection on their own, even if they experience severe symptoms. For others, the infection can become chronic. Chronic hep B increases the risk of liver damage, liver cancer, and liver disease. 

Children and babies are the most susceptible to developing chronic hepatitis B. Studies have shown that up to 90% of babies infected with hepatitis B will go on to develop a chronic form of the disease. 

There is no cure for hepatitis B, but there’s an effective vaccine that can help prevent it.  

Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C is a viral infection of the liver that can lead to serious liver damage. Cases can range from mild to severe, with the latter resulting in cirrhosis of the liver and even liver cancer. The virus is spread through contaminated blood, usually through unsafe practices with needles.

Acute hep C infections may cause little to no symptoms and could clear up on its own in a few weeks. Chronic infections can develop over months and years and result in lifelong liver complications. It’s estimated that more than 75% of people with acute hepatitis will go on to develop chronic hepatitis. This number is made more alarming by the fact that 50% of people who have it may not realise it.

Thanks to advances in medications, treatments may be able to cure or at least manage hepatitis C. Currently, there is no vaccine.

Hepatitis Travel Vaccination in Camberley

Hepatitis B is more prevalent in certain countries than it is in the UK. To protect yourself from infection, book a private hepatitis travel vaccination in Bromley and Hanwell from Touchwood Pharmacy. We all provide hepatitis travel vaccination in our Northampton clinics. 

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