Prevent Hepatitis B Chronic Since Baby

GRANTING vaccine for infants in early life is very important to prevent dangerous diseases. One of the most important to be given a vaccination for hepatitis B.

According to Chief Researcher Heart Association Indonesia (PPHI) dr-Superior KGEH Sp.PD Budihusodo, hepatitis B vaccine for infants is important because a common transmission is through the birth canal of mothers who have hepatitis B or it is called vertical transmission. This transmission is more dangerous because at the time the baby grew up to suffer from chronic hepatitis.

"From people with chronic hepatitis in the community, about 90 percent of whom were infected in infancy. Infection of the mother who suffered from viral hepatitis may occur from the time of birth until the child reaches the age of a toddler," said dr Excellence in Jakarta, Tuesday (17 / 6) yesterday.

He explains, infection is probably due to the birth canal during birth mother was wounded and bleeding, making it easier for blood contamination-prone skin friction labor. In addition, infection can also occur when breastfeeding mothers, in which the wound on the nipple easy way out virus.

"Transmission of hepatitis B virus in infants is not derived from the blood of infants that are connected to the mother or the baby through the placenta from mother's milk, but can occur during birth or breast-feeding as well as the contact occurs between the small wounds on the mother's nipple and the baby's mouth," explained .

To prevent this transmission, each infant required a hepatitis B vaccine at the age of 0-7 days. In addition, prevention may also be high-risk mothers by making vaccination during pregnancy.

"It should be emphasized, for positive pregnant women suffering from the virus, in addition to active vaccination, the baby must also be immunized with the provision of passive serum. With passive vaccination (immunoglobulin) will direct the baby's body was immune to hepatitis B infection from mother during childbirth , "he said.

Superior also reminded the importance of prevention of hepatitis B early because this disease does not provide complaints and symptoms. This situation is clearly dangerous because children can look healthy, but in the body contains the hepatitis B virus that will run progressive chronic and becomes chronic when they grow up. "When you have chronic, will give new symptoms, including weakness, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, bone pain, loss of skin and yellow eyes, and urine discoloration are striking," he said.