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A serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus that's easily preventable by a vaccine.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Viral hepatitis

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare
Baby
0-2
Preteen
6-13
Teenager
14-18
Common
Young adult
19-40
Very common
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Very common

How it can usually be treated?

Can be cured with medical treatment

How is it usually diagnosed?

Requires diagnosis by a medical professional

How it is usually transmitted?

Sexual contact

Body locations

Upper abdomen

Symptoms

Itchy rash
Fever
Chills
Joint pains
Fatigue
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Hepatitis B
Entecavir
3.6
62 reviews
Tenofovir
3.6
50 reviews
Adefovir
3.3
52 reviews
Telbivudine
3.2
60 reviews
Lamivudine
3.1
45 reviews
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Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Hepatitis B

Surgery

Liver transplant
3.3
8 reviews

Other treatments

Supportive care
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Tests

Alpha fetoprotein and AFP l3
Ammonia blood level
Hepatitis be antibody
Hepatitis B viral DNA
Hepatitis be antigen
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Vaccinations

Hepatitis B vaccine
Hepatitis A/hepatitis B vaccine
Hepatitis B immune globulin
Hib/hepatitis B vaccine
DTP/hib/hepatitis B vaccine
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Risk factors

Personal

Injection drug use
Multiple sexual partners
Recent dental procedure

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