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What is hepatitis b?
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Hepatitis B: Hepatitis b is a virus that tends to infect the liver in humans. Transmission from person to person is by intimate contact (sexual activity) or blood exchange. There is a readily available blood test to see if you have it, and there is a vaccination available (3 shots over 6 months) to prevent you from ever getting it. Hepatitis b can lead to chronic infection and cirrhosis, possibly cancer.
Answered 10/26/2018
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Hepatitis B: Hepatitis B is a contagious disease in which the liver is inflamed. This is caused by infection with Hepatitis B Virus
Answered 10/26/2018
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Get tested: get all the blood tests necessary (ordered by a hepatologist or gastroenterologist) to see if you need therapy or if the virus is dormant / inactive
Answered 5/24/2014
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What is hepatitis b symptoms and ways to contract it? My boyfriend whom I have unprotected sex with just let slip that he has it. We have known eachother for 4 years and its never came up. I know if he knows he is supposed to tell me by law! correct?
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