What is Hepatitis B?
Hepatitis B is a viral infection that attacks the liver and can become a chronic disease that leads to premature death from liver failure.
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Big 5 Facts
- HBV often shows no symptoms until it has progressed into something serious (liver cancer) so getting screened is important.
- Without medical monitoring, 1 in 4 people with chronic HBV will die from liver cancer/failure
- HBV can be transmitted 3 ways: birth, blood, and sex. It isn't transmitted through other modes.
- Monitoring and treatment is available to manage Hepatitis B virus (HBV) effectively so carriers can lead normal lives.
- HBV is more common and 50-100x more infectious than HIV