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Hepatitis B:

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Hepatitis B:  a virus that causes inflammation of the liver.  Transmission can occur through sexual contact, blood exposure , and perinatally (from mother to child).  Infection may not be obvious through signs or symptoms, but may include nausea, jaundice, diarrhea, fatigue, dark urine, and light colored stool.

 

 

Do I need testing for hepatitis B?

 

Treatment Available: 

  • Acute hepatitis B:  Most of the time goes away on its own.  Treatment with medications is not needed during the early stages of infection.  Home treatment usually will relieve symptoms and help prevent the spread of the virus.
  • Chronic hepatitis B: Depending on what their doctor recommends and the patient's condition, patients may take one of two medications to treat chronic hepatitis B infection:  interferon alfa-2b or lamivudine.

Symptoms:

 

Acute hepatitis B

Fulminant hepatitis B  

Chronic hepatitis B

  • joint aches
  • flat semi-itchy rash
  • jaundice
  • abdominal pain
  • nausea
  • vomiting
  • light colored stool
  • dark urine
    • liver failure
    • coagulopathy
    • bleeding disorder
    • jaundice
    • coma
  • general fatigue
  • weakness
  • cirrhosis
  • jaundice
  • encephalopathy
  • ascites
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    Extrahepatic Complications of hepatitis B (very uncommon):
  • muscle weakness
  • joint aches
  • rashes
  • numbness in the arms and legs
  • high blood pressure
  • abdominal pain
  • fever
  • Should you be tested for hepatitis B

    • have received blood or blood products before 1975
    • work at a hospital or other health care facility
    • live with or take care of a person with hepatitis B
    • have a past or current partner with hepatitis B
    • are a dialysis patient that received blood
    • have had multiple sex partners
    • are a current or past resident of a corretional facility
    • even once used intravenous drugs or shared needles
    • have received a tattoo, body piercing, or accupuncture without rigorous sterilization
    • have recently been diagnosed with an STD
    • have traveled to countries with a high hepatitis B seroprevalence
    • are planning to become pregnant/are pregnant and have not been recently screened
    • were born to a mother with hepatitis B
    • are a man who has sex with other men

     

     

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