Open AccessCurrent Challenges in Hepatitis B
Author(s) -
MA Ahad,
М. А. Алим
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
taj
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2408-8854
pISSN - 1019-8555
DOI - 10.3329/taj.v19i1.3168
Subject(s) - hepatitis b , medicine , public health , viral hepatitis , disease , environmental health , virology , chronic hepatitis , hepatitis , liver disease , immunology , pathology , virus
Viral hepatitis and its sequelae is one of the important causes of mortality and morbidity world wide. Hepatitis B is a major cause of chronic liver disease and a significant public health issue. Between 350 million to 400 million people world wide chronically infected with HBV. The HBV prevalence in Bangladesh is 2.3 to 9.7 % with an approximate carrier of 10 million. The prevention and treatment of hepatitis B possess a great challenge. doi: 10.3329/taj.v19i1.3168 TAJ 2006; 19(1): 38-44