The main symptoms of hepatitis B I believe an increase in the volume of the stomach and edema of the feet. However, these symptoms indicate a serious stage of the disease. In an interview with radio “Moscow speaking” said the head of research Department innovative therapy of the First Moscow state medical University named after I. M. Sechenov Chavdar Pavlov.
He also noted that people usually seek treatment when the disease has already gone too far. In addition, hepatitis b has no specific symptoms, especially in the early stages. “We need to take a blood test — polymerase chain reaction for virus of hepatitis B. It is qualitative analysis that will clearly determine the presence of the virus,” — said Pavlov.
Among the risk factors in which the development of hepatitis most likely, he called overweight and the presence of diabetes of the second type. Important role with him, playing and alcohol. “The combination of alcohol with viruses and obesity leads to a rapid development of the successive stages of liver damage, which can lead to complications,” concluded the expert.
Earlier, the Russians called the first manifestation of cancer. According to him, signals of malignant tumors in the body are non-healing ulcers, bleeding or spotting, digestive disorders, difficulty in swallowing, persistent cough, hoarseness, change in appearance of moles and warts, breast lump.