Hepatitis-B		Places where you can get tested for Hepatitis-B

Transmitted by
  • Sexual contact.
  • Sharing blood.
  • Mother to infant at birth.

Symptoms
  • Flu-like symptoms.
  • Excessive tiredness.
  • Dark urine.
  • Yellowing of the skin.

Prevalence
77, 000 people are diagnosed with hepatitis-B each year.

Treatment
  • There is no cure, because hepatitis-B is a virus.

w/o Treatment
  • You can give it to your sexual partner(s).
  • Sometimes the virus can be cured and other times it cannot.
  • Can cause permanent liver damage.
  • A mother with hepatitis B can give it to her baby during childbirth.

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