In a news just recently posted over the web, a school in China has discrimiated at least 19 students for the sole reason of carrying Hepatitis B virus. Urumqi, Xinjiang's capital, issued a city ordinance regarding banning the provision of education to students (and other people) who are afflicted by the disease.
Although the reason for banning the students from attenting school is to protect the other student's interest, it is still not universally acceptable to use existing Hepa B infection as a precondition for receiving education and employment. This is something that every government all over the globe should be focusing on and start drafting laws that should stop the
discrimatory pratice of banning individuals who are infected with this virus.
Hepatitis B virus is an infectious virus that is spread through the following activities:
- Sexual contact
- Sharing needles among drug users
- From mother to baby during childbirth
- Exposure to sharp objects that are used in Hepa B lab testing, etc.
The effective prevention against Hepatitis B is abstinence, loyalty to your sexual partner and yet the most effective is vaccination.
Vaccination provides a high level of protection for people who are well exposed to the virus. It prevents them from developing serious liver complications out of the infection from it. People from the risk group (those who have a greater chances of acquiring the disease due to exposure) are required to receive vaccination.
For more information about vaccination, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Julius
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