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Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B. Causes. The virus is passed from person to person through blood, semen, or other bodily fluids Common ways include: Sexual Contact Sharing of needles Accidental needle sticks Mother to child. Symptoms.

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Hepatitis B

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  1. Hepatitis B

  2. Causes • The virus is passed from person to person through blood, semen, or other bodily fluids • Common ways include: • Sexual Contact • Sharing of needles • Accidental needle sticks • Mother to child

  3. Symptoms • Most infants and children with hepatitis B never develop signs and symptoms. The same is true for some adults • Abdominal pain • Dark urine • Fever • Joint pain • Loss of appetite • Nausea & vomiting • Weakness & fatigue • Yellowing of your skin & the whites of your eyes

  4. Prevention • The hepatitis B vaccine is given as a series of three or four injections over a period of six months • Other ways to prevent Hepatitis B: • Know HBV status of any sexual partner • Use a new condom every time you have sex • Stop use of illicit drugs • Be cautious about body piercing & tattooing • Ask about Hepatitis B vaccine before travel

  5. Treatment • If you know you've been exposed to the hepatitis B virus, call your doctor immediately. • Receiving an injection of hepatitis B immune globulin within 24 hours of coming in contact with the virus may help protect you from developing hepatitis B. • Treatment for chronic hepatitis b include antiviral medications or a liver transplant.

  6. Cures • There is no medical cure for hepatitis b. • In most cases, it goes away within 4 to 8 weeks. • However, about 1 out of 20 people who get HBV as adults will be "carriers" and have chronic infection with HBV. • Most HBV carriers remain contagious for the rest of their lives. • There are drugs that can help treat chronic hepatitis B.

  7. Works Cited • http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hepatitis-b/basics/causes/con-20022210 • http://www.hepbnet.org/prevention.asp • http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/stds-hiv-safer-sex/hepatitis-b-4270.htm

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