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| WHAT IS IT?:
A liver disease caused by a virus |
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CAUSE:
Hepatitis B virus (Drawing of generic virus) |
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| TRANSMISSION
Transmitted by contact with the infected person's contaminated blood, semen, mucus, and saliva. |
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| SYMPTOMS:
FIRST APPEARANCE: 6 weeks to 5 months after infection WOMEN - Weakness, loss of appetite, fevers off and on, headaches, muscle pain, dark colored urine, and jaundice. Symptoms are sometimes very mild and may be attributed to something else. MEN - Same |
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| TESTS:
Blood test |
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| TREATMENT:
There is no treatment, there is no cure. Supportive therapy with bed rest, fluids, etc. in the initial stages. It is essential that partners be given the hepatitis b vaccine as soon as possible. |
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| CURABLE:
No |
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| LIFE TIME EFFECTS
FOR YOU:
Can become a chronic carrier which means you can always be infectious.; can lead to chronic liver problems, cancer. |
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| COMMENTS:
Can lead to chronic liver problems, cancer. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN VACCINATED, GET IT NOW. |
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