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Hepatitis B Virus
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How can you prevent Hepatitis B?

  • Avoid sharing of needles, toothbrushes, and razors.
  • Protected sex (use of condom)
  • Universal protection for health-care and public safety workers
  • Vaccines are also available for prevention of hepatitis B infection.


Who should be vaccinated against Hepatitis B?
  • All children at birth
  • Those traveling to countries with high rates of hepatitis B
  • Sexual partners of people infected with the Hepatitis B virus
  • People who use injection or non-injection illegal drugs
  • People with end-stage kidney disease
  • Health-care and public safety workers
  • People with chronic liver disease
  • People who are being treated with clotting-factor concentrates


 
 
 
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