Hepatitis B and AIDS

Hepatitis B is a virus illness. It is transferred by blood and sperm. After a long incubation period (weeks till months) a hepatitis develops with troubles (jaundice).

Medical and tooth medical staff, travelers belong into endemic infection fields and partners of infected to the risk groups which are infected with the virus.

There isn't a causative therapy, the disease heals at some patients itself. A protective vaccination against hepatitis B is shown to at risk for everyone. An active vaccination against hepatitis B isn't advisable in the pregnancy. Infected frequently notice nothing of a hepatitis illness. It is recommended to test pregnant women with the help of a blood test on a hepatitis B infection at the latest in the 32nd week. The test is usually already arranged at the first pregnancy check-up and in the mother passport documents.

If the mother is infectious, the virus can be transferred to the infant. It then can incur a liver illness going deadly. The newborn child is therefore (actively and passively) vaccinated just after the birth to avoid an infection

AIDS

An infectious disease is AIDS (acquired, immune deficiency syndromes). The retrovirus HIV (humanly immune deficiency virus) causes AIDS. The main attack objective of the HIV virus is the defense system of the man. It affects and destroys blood cells (mainly T4-Lymphocyten) which are responsible for the defense.

The first episode of the infection speaks after an incubation period from two to six weeks with influenza similar symptoms (fever, lymph node tumescence, sore throats, exanthemas and tiredness). More than half of all infected show these symptoms. These troubles abate and it can last for years until the frame shows itself to the immunodeficiency disease. Lung inflammations, heavy diarrheas, fever blisters, cancer, tuberculosis, exanthemas and brain lesions, are characteristic for it.

The disease is part of the sexually transmissible diseases. Stored bloods are another infection opportunity.

Infected mothers can transfer the virus to the baby in the pregnancy or during the birth process. The probability is approximately 30%.

It is recommended to the pregnant women at the first check-up to have anybody carry out a HIV test. However, he may be made to the pregnant woman only with the consent. Blood which is tested on antibodies against the HIV virus is taken at this test. The immune system reacts namely to the penetrating of the virus with formation of antibodies.

The infection risk for the child is tried minimizing measures by the followings:
  • A cesarean section is recommended in the 37th pregnancy week.
  • A premature bladder jump should be avoided. Every hour as of the time of the bladder jump up to the birth increases the HIV prolonged gestation risk.
  • An amniocentesis shouldn't be carried out.
  • Infected mothers shouldn't breastfeed her children.
However, an infected mother gives her child antibodies in every case against the HIV virus. The newborn child therefore becomes HIV positively tested after the birth once. It lasts for approximately 18 months until the child dismantles the antibodies given by the mother. Only after this time period it turns out whether it is infected or not.


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