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Prevalence Study Of Hepatitis B (australian Antigen) Among Patients In National Orthopaedic Hospital Enugu
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The prevalence of viral hepatitis B among patients in National Orthopedic Hospital Enugu was studied. The samples comprised that of men , woman and children 200 in numbers, all patient of orthopedic Hospital Enugu. Laboratory investigation done were this HBs tested which 110 patient out of the 200 patients tested positive, and liver function tests found abnormal in almost all the patients that tested positive to HBsAG routine test.
The commonest clinical presentations were fever and jaundice seen in Jo patient out of the 110 patients. The infection was highest amongst young adult 21-30 years of age. This accounted for 17.5% of the positive patients population it was lowest amongst children 1-10 and old people 60-70 which made up 5% of the infected population. The study also gave the general view of the group of individual affected whether children or adult, and the wid expired of the repetitious B.
Hepatitis B one of the major cause of human suffering in the world despite a though understanding of its transmission and prevention and control by use of vaccine was found to be prevalent in National Orthopedic Hospital Enugu among the patients.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of contents CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1.1 introduction to hepatitis b1.2 Purpose of study 1.3 Significant of study 1.4 Statement of problem 1.5 Limitation of study 1.6 Hypothesis CHAPTER TWOLiterature review 2.1 Structure of hepatitis b virus 2.2 The genome and its organization 2.3 Taxonomy of the hepatitis b virus 2.4 Reproduction (repcication) of hepatitis bb ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]INTRODUCTION1.1 INTRODUCTION TO HEPATITIS BViral hepatitis is a disease as old as the history of Medicine. Hepatitis was described in the Babylonian Talmud in the fifty century BC, and was referred to by Hippocratic over 2000 years ago. Despite this ancient knowledge, it was not until 1963, that the first human Repetitious virus was isolated, Hepatitis B. This was followed quickly by the purification of Hepatitis A in 1973, and more recently by the isolation of viruses C, D, E and G. These virus ... Continue reading---
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TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of contents CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1.1 introduction to hepatitis b1.2 Purpose of study 1.3 Significant of study 1.4 Statement of problem 1.5 Limitation of study 1.6 Hypothesis CHAPTER TWOLiterature review 2.1 Structure of hepatitis b virus 2.2 The genome and its organization 2.3 Taxonomy of the hepatitis b virus 2.4 Reproduction (repcication) of hepatitis bb ... Continue reading---
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