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Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer

Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer. An Interactive Presentation. What is Hepatitis B?. Inflammation of the liver Caused by a virus Can be chronic or acute (6 months) Symptoms of acute hepatitis B Loss of appetite, vomiting, fever, dark urine, jaundice. Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer.

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Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer

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  1. Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer An Interactive Presentation

  2. What is Hepatitis B? • Inflammation of the liver • Caused by a virus • Can be chronic or acute (6 months) • Symptoms of acute hepatitis B • Loss of appetite, vomiting, fever, dark urine, jaundice

  3. Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer • Chronic is generally asymptomatic • Chronic can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer • HBV carriers have a 200 times greater chance of developing liver cancer • HBV is a carcinogen that is second only to tobacco in causing cancer deaths worldwide

  4. What do you want to know? HBV and HIV Prevention Treatment Transmission What can I do? API and HBV You can’t get HBV by….

  5. HBV vs. HIV • HBV can survive outside the body for 7 days, HIV can survive a few hours • HBV is 100 times more infectious • There are 8-10 times as many people in the world with chronic HBV than HIV/AIDS

  6. HBV and API • Asian and Pacific Islanders are a high-risk group for HBV • HBV and liver cancer - greatest disparity between Asian and white Americans • As many as 1 in 10 Asians is chronically infected with HBV • Many Asians are born with the disease

  7. Global Prevalence of HBV

  8. Transmission • Vertical transmission from mother to child • Unprotected sexual contact • Sharing needles (drugs, tattoos) • Contaminated blood transfusion • BBS (blood, birth, sex)

  9. Prevention • Completely vaccine preventable! • 3 shot series: x ---1 month--- 5 months • Babies born to infected mothers are vaccinated and receive HbIG • Must happen within 12 hours of birth • Considered the first anti-cancer vaccine

  10. How you can’t get HBV • HBV is NOT spread through: • Sharing food or water • Sharing utensils or glasses • Tears, sweat, urine, stools • Coughing or sneezing • Kissing or hugging • Breastfeeding • Mosquitoes

  11. Tests & Treatment • Screening is necessary to determine those who are unprotected • Without monitoring 1in 4 will die (25%) • Blood tests • HBsAg: positive test indicates you are infected • HBsAB: positive test indicates you have HBV antibodies • Antiviral pills and HBIg shots are available • AFP & ALT tests and liver ultrasounds

  12. How can I help? • Spread the word! Get involved! • Jade Ribbon Youth Council • Youth Leadership Conference

  13. Any Questions?

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