Complete Hepatitis B Overview

What is Hepatitis?
Hepatitis B is a contagious liver disease.

How is Hepatitis spread?
When someone with the Hepatitis B virus has blood, semen, or another body fluid and ends up making its way into the body of the victim.

How does Hepatitus B get into the body?
A way Hepatitus gets in the body is often sexual contact.
Sharing needles would do the trick!
Naturally, in the case a infected mother passes it onto her child during the birthing process.

Traits of Hepatitis B:
It can be acute and chronic.

Acute Hepatitis B Virus Infection Symptoms
• Acute virus infections are a short term illness.
• They are in early stages, within 6 months of the time that the Hepatitis entered the body.
• Leads to chronic infection some of the time, not always.

Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection Symptoms
• Long term illness
• Occurs when the virus stays in the body.
• Sometimes the Hepatitis B virus does not come out of the persons body and can lead to severe medical problems.
• The most common effect that chronic infections can cause is health problems on a long-term scale.
• Liver disease
• Liver cancer.
• Death can occur from chronic illness.

How severe is Hepatitis B?
Hepatitis B ranges in it’s degree of severity quite a bit.
It will sometimes go from a mild sickness, that would last a few weeks to a very serious lifelong illness!

Definition of Hepatitis:
1. Inflammation of the liver.
2. Name of a family of viral infects that effect the liver.

Hepatitis types seen most in the United States
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C

Things that cause a form of Hepatitis
• Toxins
• Particular medication and drugs
• Various diseases
• Large alcohol consumption.

Risks that can all types of Hepatitis
• Bacterial Infections
• Viral Infections
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  • CDC - Center for Disease Control and prevention - Original source link here
    

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Hepatitis Vaccination:
Hepatitis B vaccination is recommended for all infants, adolescents, and older children who have never had the vaccine, and adults whom are at risk for HBV infection.

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What is the HVAD event?
• This event is a world wide event for fighting HIV and AIDs!
• HVAD just means HIV Vaccine Awareness Day.
• The day that everyone should educate others about how just important and vital research for HIV Vaccinations is!
• In recognition of HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, community activities and media events are being held around the country

When is HVAD?
• Every year on May 18th.

Where?
• This event is a world wide event!

Who is hosting national events for HIV Vaccine Awareness Day?
• National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) - They are holding a public awareness conference on community health education and the importance of HIV Vaccine research. Visit their HVAD page HERE. This event’s sponsor is the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and you can view the conference record #6837.
• U.S. Department of Health - Visit their HVAD page HERE.
• CDC - The Center for Disease Control and prevention - visit their HVAD page HERE.

Disclaimer: NPIN provides this information as a public service only. The views and information provided about the materials, news, funding opportunities, organizations, and conferences do not necessarily state or reflect those of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, or NPIN.

#6. Get involved with a HIV Vaccine Awareness Day event host or your local community!

Want more involvement tips? Visit “how to get involved” AIDs awareness day page HERE.

Other hosts of HVAD event celebrations:

AIDsInfo’s HIV Vaccine Awareness Day Page.

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