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Hepatitis B

What you should know about hepatitis B:

  • It spreads even more easily than HIV
  • You get it from contact with infected blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and saliva
  • There are usually no early signs of the infection
  • Symptoms of hepatitis B can include:
    • Yellow-looking skin or whites of the eyes (jaundice)
    • Feeling sick to your stomach (nausea)
    • Throwing up (vomiting)
    • Having a fever
    • Not feeling hungry (loss of appetite)
  • Your body may be able to get better on its own from hepatitis B
  • If you still have hepatitis B after 6 months, medicines can control it
  • There is a vaccine to stop you from getting it. The vaccine also stops you from getting it again if you have had it before

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