HEPATITIS: TYPE B
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LEARN TO TAKE CARE
Hepatitis B, is a liver disease caused by the infection with the hepatitis B virus.
Hepatitis B is spread by:
- Vaginal sex
- Oral sex
- Anal sex
- Sharing needles for injecting drugs, body piercing
- Infected mother to newborn
- Sharing personal items that may have blood or bodily fluids on them
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
Signs and symptoms:
- Loss of appetite
- Abdominal disconfort.
- Yellows eyes and skin.
- Dark urine or light-color stool
- Nausea and vomiting
- Fatigue
- Pain in muscles and joints
- Begin 45 - 180 days after exposure
Complications:
- Can spread to sex partners
- Can lead to chronic liver disease,cirrhosis, liver cancer and death
- Infected baby may become a chronically infected
- Infected mother can pass the virus to newborn
Prevention:
- Don't share needles for drugs or piercing
- Always use latex condom during vaginal and anal sex
- Use latex barrier for oral sex on a vagina or anus
- Limit the number of sex partners
- Hepatitis b vaccine is recomended for all infants, adolescents and sexually active adults
LATEX CONDOMS, WHEN USED CONSISTENTLY AND CORRECTLY, CAN REDUCE THE RISK OF TRANSMISSION OF HEPATITIS B
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