Kinzie Marchetti by Kinzie Marchetti

Liver

kinziemarchetti15 — 2024-11-24 20:19:42 UTC

Hepatitis B can cause an infection in the liver and it can cause cirrhosis, liver cancer, and even death.

Symptoms of Hepatitis B

kinziemarchetti15 — 2024-11-24 20:25:00 UTC

Symptoms of Hepatitis B include pain in the abdomen, dark urine, fever, joint pain, loss of appetite, upset stomach and vomiting, jaundice which is yellowing of the white part of the eyes and the skin.

Prevention

kinziemarchetti15 — 2024-11-24 20:30:22 UTC

When babies are born they get the hepatitis b vaccine. All pregnant women should get tested as part of their prenatal care. Everyone else in the household should get vaccinated if needed because it can spread very easily and it is very infectious.

Tenofovir

kinziemarchetti15 — 2024-11-24 20:35:32 UTC

Tenofovir is used to treat long term HBV in adults and children 12 years of ago and older who have liver disease. This medicine decreases the amount of HIV and HBV in the blood.

Jaundice in the eyes

kinziemarchetti15 — 2024-11-24 20:39:12 UTC

The pathogen that causes Hepatitis B is the Hepatitis B virus (HBV)

kinziemarchetti15 — 2024-11-24 20:47:57 UTC

Infants

kinziemarchetti15 — 2024-11-24 20:50:13 UTC

The baby can get HBV from the mother through blood or body fluids.

HBV

kinziemarchetti15 — 2024-11-24 20:53:58 UTC

HBV Facts

kinziemarchetti15 — 2024-11-24 20:54:33 UTC

Know the Risks

kinziemarchetti15 — 2024-11-24 20:55:37 UTC