Cashawnti Hightower by https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8 HEPATITIS B en-us 2017-10-08 21:24:18 UTC 2017-10-08 23:34:01 UTC hello@padlet.com Hepatitis B is a potentially life-threatening liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It is a major global health problem. It can cause chronic infection and puts people at high risk of death from cirrhosis and liver cancer.A vaccine against hepatitis B has been available since 1982. The vaccine is 95% effective in preventing infection and the development of chronic disease and liver cancer due to hepatitis B. rg_hightower https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195053610 2017-10-08 22:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195053610 Loss of appetite,Fatigue and low grade fever, Pain in the muscles and joint achesNausea and vomitingYellowing of the skin and dark urine. rg_hightower https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195053890

]]> 2017-10-08 22:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195053890 rg_hightower https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195053949 2017-10-08 22:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195053949 Cirrhosis. In this condition there is extensive scarring of the liver tissue which impairs the normal functioning of the liver.Liver Cancer. The risk of getting liver cancer is very high in such patients.Liver failure. The liver functions shut down in case of acute liver failure and a transplant will be required.The person will be at risk of developing conditions like anemia, kidney disease and inflammation of blood vessels. rg_hightower https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195054047 2017-10-08 22:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195054047 rg_hightower https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195054240 2017-10-08 22:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195054240 Know the HBV status of any sexual partner. ...Use a new latex or polyurethane condom every time you have sex if you don't know the health status of your partner. ...Stop using illicit drugs. ...Be cautious about body piercing and tattooing. rg_hightower https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195054395 2017-10-08 22:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195054395 rg_hightower https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195054598 2017-10-08 22:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195054598 rg_hightower https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195054942 If you have not gotten a hepatitis B vaccine and think you may have been exposed to the virus, you should get a shot of Hepatitis B immunoglobulin and the first of three shots of the hepatitis B vaccine. It is important to receive this treatment within 7 days after a needle stick and within 2 weeks after sexual contact that may have exposed you to the virus. The sooner you receive treatment after exposure, the better the treatment works.

If you have the symptoms of acute infection, treatment with antiviral medicine usually isn't needed. Home treatment-such as eating well, drinking plenty of fluids, and avoiding alcohol and drugs- usually will relieve your symptoms.

In some cases, you may be given medicine to treat an acute infection. But using medicine usually isn't done unless a person is very sick.

]]> 2017-10-08 22:46:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195054942 rg_hightower https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195055394 2017-10-08 22:52:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195055394 The likelihood depends upon the age at which someone becomes infected. The younger a person is when infected with Hepatitis B virus, the greater his or her chance of developing chronic Hepatitis B. Approximately 90% of infected infants will develop chronic infection. The risk goes down as a child gets older. But typically anybody having unprotected sex can get the virus rg_hightower https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195055542 2017-10-08 22:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195055542 rg_hightower https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195055712 2017-10-08 22:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195055712 Transmission of Pathogen rg_hightower https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195056457 Hepatitis B is spread when blood, semen, or other body fluid infected with the Hepatitis B virus enters the body of a person who is not infected. People can become infected with the virus during activities such as: Birth (spread from an infected mother to her baby during birth) Sex with an infected partner.]]> 2017-10-08 23:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195056457 rg_hightower https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195056665 2017-10-08 23:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195056665 rg_hightower https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195056754 2017-10-08 23:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195056754 rg_hightower https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195056926 2017-10-08 23:10:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195056926 rg_hightower https://padlet.com/rg_hightower/k9mcf6gsncw8/wish/195057968
  • Men who have sex with men
  • People who have multiple sexual partners
  • People with chronic liver disease
  • People who inject illicit drugs
  • People who live with someone who has hepatitis B
  • People with end-stage kidney disease
  • Sexual partners of someone who has hepatitis B
  • Travelers planning to go to an area of the world with a high hepatitis B infection rate

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