Vaccination against Hepatitis B Virus through Various Strategies

Abstract

Abstract: Hepatitis is the inflammation of liver which cause liver cirrhosis. It is the health problem. This may be acute or chronic. The chronic stage of hepatitis leads to liver cancer which is the last stage and ultimately causes death. It is the main cause of liver disease. It is much problematic and about 2 billion people infected from this deadline disease. There are three modes of hepatitis B transmission. One from the mother to infant, another one is the sexual transmission, and the last one is through blood transfusion and most in those people who are drug abusers. In 1995, the vaccination system was introduced to cure this disease. To eradicate HBV virus WHO introduced the vaccination system. Then the vaccination dose was given to infants at their birth to eliminate their HBV. This is a three-dose vaccination system and much other vaccination for adults and to eliminate this problem during pregnancy. For combat with this disease, many therapeutically vaccines have been introduced. WHO (World Health Organization) play a major role to eliminate this problem from the society.