Hepatitis B

[pilyo168]

sexercise lang pang counter dito.

[dwarfspider]

Easy to prevent but no Cure

[montanero]

can you still work abroad if you have this?

[angel_by_day]

can you still work abroad if you have this?

 

it depends. we can still clear patients for employment purposes if the virus is proven to be inactive. We have tests for that.

[arnoldtan]

it depends. we can still clear patients for employment purposes if the virus is proven to be inactive. We have tests for that.

 

so puede palang mag work ang tao na may hepa a or b as long na inactive siya..

[geneticfreak]

this might be a lil OT but i just got my HBsAg test back yesterday. And luckily im still non-reactive. yoohoo.

[angel_by_day]

so puede palang mag work ang tao na may hepa a or b as long na inactive siya..

 

yes.

but we have to classify the the type of work ha - whether it is high or low risk....

Edited July 4, 2008 by angel_by_day

[johardue]

Hi Angel.

 

Musta?

 

To add to your previous post...

 

High risk jobs are those with direct patient contact or those in health care - nurses, med techs, etc. Usually people positive for hep B are labeled "unfit" for the risk of transmitting the infection specially kung active yung infection based on laboratory tests.

 

Low risk jobs are those not really involved with health care - clerical or desk jobs for example.

 

Unfortunately and style ng ibang mga companies is that if your (+) for HBsAg dehado ka na, which is really unfair specially if low risk namn yung trabaho.

 

Hep A on the other hand is another story. Usually, pahinga lang yan. parang natrankaso. It's contagious pero hindi naman sya nag-la last ng matagal

[arnoldtan]

yes.

but we have to classify the the type of work ha - whether it is high or low risk....

 

how about in abroad, kasi yung kapatid ko dati noong bata pa siya meron hepa a, so noong last month nagpatingin siya nasa dugo pa rin niya yung hepa a.....hindi naba naalis yun..kahit magaling na siya

[johardue]

how about in abroad, kasi yung kapatid ko dati noong bata pa siya meron hepa a, so noong last month nagpatingin siya nasa dugo pa rin niya yung hepa a.....hindi naba naalis yun..kahit magaling na siya

 

You are probably referring to the antibody to Hepa A - anti Hepa A virus IgG / anti-HAV IgG which is a marker of past infection. Ibig sabihin nyan exactly is that nagkaron sya ng past hepa A infection. That antibody should stay for life which is actualy protective for reinfection with hepa A (or at least partly)

[arnoldtan]

HI jahrdue, can you please interpret this...and your suggestion....thanks

 

HBsAg w/Titer (ECLIA) H 3570.000 C.O.V. 1.000 REACTIVE

[johardue]

@ Arnoldtan

 

Basically this means that you have the virus in your system. What I usually do is request for the rest of the hepa B profile - HBeAg, Anti-Hbe, Anti Hbc igM/IgG, SGOT, SGPT. This would give us an idea kng active and transmissible yung infection and kung nag inflame yng liver mo. kung "positive" yng results mo, we could request for the HBV DNA to get the viral load. If it's significant, only then can you undergo treatment which is anywhere from 1 year to several years.

[johardue]

@ Arnoldtan&lt

If di naman conclusive yung tests mo, we can just opt for observation. No need to treat for the meantime.

 

If your HBsAg was done as part of a pre-employment screening, it may present as a problem. Usually, if your work is non-medical or without any patient contact we would usually issue clearance. However, depende din yan sa company na ina-applyan mo if they would honor that clearance.<BR><BR>Another thing is that, there is no treatment kng HBsAg positive lang. Actually, even if you turn out to be really qualified for treatment, only a percentage of those who undrwent treatment can eventually develop a negative HBsAg test even after years of medications.

 

You may try to backread on my previous posts bka meron pa additional info ka makuha dun

 

I suggest you see a gastroenterologist personally para may makapag-assess sa yo ng husto and advise you accordingly

Edited October 1, 2008 by johardue

[angel_by_day]

puntahan mo si johardue.

magaling yan :thumbsupsmiley:

[arnoldtan]

@ Arnoldtan&lt

If di naman conclusive yung tests mo, we can just opt for observation. No need to treat for the meantime.

 

If your HBsAg was done as part of a pre-employment screening, it may present as a problem. Usually, if your work is non-medical or without any patient contact we would usually issue clearance. However, depende din yan sa company na ina-applyan mo if they would honor that clearance.<BR><BR>Another thing is that, there is no treatment kng HBsAg positive lang. Actually, even if you turn out to be really qualified for treatment, only a percentage of those who undrwent treatment can eventually develop a negative HBsAg test even after years of medications.

 

You may try to backread on my previous posts bka meron pa additional info ka makuha dun

 

I suggest you see a gastroenterologist personally para may makapag-assess sa yo ng husto and advise you accordingly

 

thanks johardue sa response.......

 

actually yang test na yan last august 2006 pa, medyo hindi ko lang naasikaso kasi nagkaroon na agad ako nang work.....noong bata ako nagkaroon ako nang hepa A(way back 1980's)........meron akong kapatid na meron hepa B(way back 1980's din).............balak ko kasi mag work sa abroad o sa singapore as an IT, kaya ngayon na medyo inaasikaso.....pude ko ba malaman, sir, kung magkano ang magagastos ko doon sa mga natitira pang dapat kong pa test........ at doon naman sa treatment, magkano or estimated lang, para at least mapaghandaan ko na rin..........at saka mas maganda sana kung sa iyo na rin ako didiretso kung ok lang sa iyo, saan po ba ang clinic nila.....thanks ulit.....