: Many people call jaundice a disease. In fact, jaundice is not a disease , but a symptom of a disease. The name Jaundice is derived from the French word jaune . The word in French means yellow. Infected with this disease, the skin and eyes look yellow because the amount of bilirubin in the body increases. The normal amount of bilirubin in the human body is 1 to 1.5 mg / dl. If the level of this element in the blood is doubled, it can be understood from outside. In some cases the urine turns dark yellow. Jaundice was formerly called jaundice because the skin becomes pale or pale when the amount of bilirubin in the blood increases. A major cause of jaundice in the Indian subcontinent is viral hepatitis. The specialist doctor of the gastroenterology department of the United Hospital in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. We talked to Mahbub Alam about this disease. The amount of bilirubin can be increased for various reasons. This may be due to a virus attack on the liver or liver cells, or it may be due to a blockage in the way the bilirubin is produced in the liver. Doctors call the increase in the amount of bilirubin due to the virus inflammation of the liver or parenteral disease. A , E and B viruses are among the viruses that cause danger to the liver . Many people call the Hepatitis B virus a silent killer. Hepatitis-B virus which mainly attacks the liver. Its infection can lead to liver cirrhosis and liver cancer, one of the deadliest diseases in the world. According to the World Health Organization , 5% of the total population of Bangladesh is a long-term carrier of Hepatitis-B virus and 20% of them may die due to liver cancer and cirrhosis. In fact, hepatitis B is 100 times more contagious than AIDS, and more people die each year from AIDS than from any other person in the world . But the hope is that there is a vaccine for the hepatitis B virus. The vaccine can be taken at any age. Hepatitis B vaccine is given in 4 doses. The first three should be taken after 1 month and the fourth dose should be taken 1 year after the first dose. Hepatitis B and E viruses are transmitted through blood. In addition, other viruses are transmitted through contaminated water and food. Resting normally, jaundice patients get better in four to six weeks. But if one turns to a so-called herbal treatment for jaundice, the disease can become complicated. Six weeks away, the patient may not be well for six months. Therefore, in the interest of the patient, everyone should stay away from this type of treatment. Otherwise, the disease will be made more complicated by going for treatment. So in no case do not treat jaundice patient with hammer doctor Kabiraj.