Many hepatitis B patients are very afraid of their own condition, with excessive psychological pressure, always worrying that their condition will gradually develop into hepatic ascites, liver cirrhosis, or even liver cancer. Surveys show that due to discrimination and estrangement from society and relatives and friends, along with excessive concerns about the chronic progression of hepatitis B, liver cirrhosis, and liver cancer, many hepatitis B patients generally suffer from psychological issues such as inferiority complex, fear, and social obstacles. These psychological problems not only make hepatitis B patients bear heavy mental burdens but also lead many hepatitis B virus carriers to be unwilling to disclose their conditions, fearing harm to themselves, their families, and even the health of people around them.
Experts from the Mudanjiang August 1st Hepatitis Hospital indicate that the psychological pressure borne by hepatitis B virus carriers far exceeds the harm caused by the hepatitis B virus itself. Experts appeal for the whole society to care for hepatitis B virus carriers, eliminate discrimination against hepatitis B, and alleviate the psychological burden on hepatitis B patients.
Social Discrimination Harms Both Her and Others
Not long ago, the Mudanjiang August 1st Hepatitis Hospital admitted a hepatitis B patient who was only a few months old. Such a young child contracting hepatitis B is likely due to mother-to-child vertical transmission. The doctors suspected that the child's mother might be a hepatitis B patient. As expected, the test results came out, confirming that the child's mother, Xiaoli (a pseudonym), was indeed a hepatitis B virus carrier.
It turns out that before her marriage, the child's mother, Xiaofang, knew she had hepatitis B but concealed her condition out of fear that her lover would not accept her. After marriage, she wanted to tell her husband the truth but was worried he would divorce her. Thus, she spent some time in conflict, never imagining that she would pass hepatitis B to her own child. Born enduring the torment of the hepatitis B virus, what guilt does the child have?
In response, experts from the Mudanjiang August 1st Hepatitis Hospital analyzed that it was social discrimination that made Xiaofang harm both her child and herself. If Xiaofang hadn't feared discrimination from her family and had truthfully disclosed her condition to her family and doctors before pregnancy, the hospital could have taken measures to block mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B. In that case, the chance of the child being born with hepatitis B would have been much smaller (the success rate of mother-to-child transmission blockage is over 80%).
It is introduced that social discrimination against hepatitis B patients exists in various aspects such as employment, making friends, and marriage. A few years ago, a doctor at a hospital in our city contracted acute hepatitis B. After recovering and being discharged from the hospital, he received "high-level" treatment: his workplace assigned him a separate office, and colleagues dared not greet him when they met. Experts from the Mudanjiang August 1st Hepatitis Hospital said that if medical professionals with knowledge of medicine act this way, how much more so for ordinary people!
What worries the experts from the Mudanjiang August 1st Hepatitis Hospital even more is that social discrimination not only makes hepatitis B patients dare not tell their families or workplaces but also prevents many hepatitis B patients from seeking medical help openly. Instead, they secretly buy medicines advertised in small ads or seek treatment at deceptive small clinics, resulting in delayed treatment and truly suffering in silence like a mute eating bitter herbs.
No Need to Fear "Hepatitis B"
Experts told reporters: "Hepatitis B virus carriers merely carry the hepatitis B virus in their bodies; they absolutely will not infect others just through contact as everyone imagines. Overseas, stable hepatitis B virus carriers do not need to stay in infectious disease wards when hospitalized but are instead treated in gastrointestinal wards." He Yonglin introduced that the hepatitis B virus mainly spreads through blood, mother-to-child transmission, and sexual transmission, not through normal social activities. It does not pose a direct threat to surrounding populations. The possibility of contracting hepatitis B in daily life is very small unless there is close contact or special circumstances such as mucosal damage in the contactee. Additionally, except for specific professions such as kindergarten teachers and food industry workers, the work of hepatitis B virus carriers is unaffected and unrestricted.
Moreover, hepatitis B patients can marry and live like normal people. Before marriage, it is essential to test for the hepatitis B antigen-antibody system, known as 'two pairs and a half,' in the blood. If liver function is normal and one is merely a hepatitis B virus carrier, protective preventive measures such as vaccinating the spouse against hepatitis B are sufficient.
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