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Hepatitis B: All you need to know

Key Facts

By: Admin   | | Updated: August 6, 2013 11:48 am
Tags: HIV+  Viral hepatitis  Viral Infection  WHO  World Hepatitis Day  World Hepatitis Day 2012  
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  • Hepatitis B is a viral infection that attacks the liver and can cause both acute and chronic disease.
  • The virus is transmitted through contact with the blood or other body fluids of an infected person.
  • Two billion people worldwide have been infected with the virus and about 600 000 people die every year due to the consequences of hepatitis B.
  • The hepatitis B virus is 50 to 100 times more infectious than HIV.
  • Hepatitis B is an important occupational hazard for health workers.
  • Hepatitis B is preventable with the currently available safe and effective vaccine.



Published : August 10, 2012 9:20 am | Updated:August 6, 2013 11:48 am
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