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Hep B can affect anyone. It can have a wide range of symptoms. Transmission is usually the same as most common viruses. While this virus is not as talked about as others, its basic symptoms, causes, and treatment options are typically just as common.

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“Hepatitis B.” World Health Organization, World Health Organization, www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hepatitis-b.

What Are DNA Vaccines?, biology.kenyon.edu/slonc/bio38/scuderi/partii.html.

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"Hepatitis B prevalence is highest in the WHO Western Pacific Region and the WHO African Region, where 6.2% and 6.1% of the adult population is infected respectively. In the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, the WHO South-East Asia Region and the WHO European Region, an estimated 3.3%, 2.0% and 1.6% of the general population is infected, respectively. And in the WHO Region of the Americas, 0.7% of the population is infected." (Hepatitis B).

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For acute Hep B there is no treatment. However the loss of nutritional value by nausea and vomiting can be controlled by IV fluids.
Chronic Hep B can be treated with meds.
Entecavir is the most common oral drug.

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While usually transmitted through mother-to-baby there are several other ways to get it such as: needlestick, tattooing, piercing, and exposure to body fluids.

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A vaccine is recommended for all infants. Usually a 3-dose vaccine is given .

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Some people may never experience symptoms. However, some people with other illnesses can experience few symptoms. Such as: yellowing of the skin/eyes, dark urine, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, or in some cases it can cause liver failure and result in death.

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Also known as HBV or Hep B