HEPATITIS B VIRUS

WHERE IS IT MOST COMMON?

• HBV is seen most is Asia, Africa and South America
• Most people who get the disease are around 43
• In Minnesota it is most common in African American people

HOW CAN YOU GET IT

• HBV is transmitted through bodily fluids
• You can get it if you,
• Have sex with an infected person
• Share needles
• Borrow someones toothbrush or razor

SYMPTOMS

• Feeling tired
• Mild fever
• Yellowish eyes and skin (jaundice)
• Muscle aches and joint pains

COMPLICATIONS

• Chronic HBV can cause
• Liver cancer
• And liver scarring

HOW IS IT TREATED

• It is a virus and so your body must fight it naturally
• Though you may take medicine for symptoms
• Make sure to stay away from drugs and alcohol

PREVENTION

• There is a vaccine against HPV

SOURCES

• http://www.webmd.com/hepatitis/hepb-guide/hepatitis-b-topic-overview
• http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hepatitis-b/basics/definition...
• Lindsey Chapman

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