What Is Hepatitis B?

" Hepatitis -- Is that spiral of the liver data over a million American. Found in blood and certain body fluids the hepatitis B virus can be read in a number of --"

" Hepatitis B is spread like actual contact with the infected individual. Or by -- Intravenous drugs. Unfortunately our blood supply now has been cleaned up -- have to cut this deal all blood donors. Are checked for hepatitis B that -- you know -- in. -- now is only an extremely rare when it. Hepatitis B can be spread the guys bigger can be spread by -- so positions and her as and other health care -- or risk. -- co workers now have -- become vaccinated. To eliminate the risk or hepatitis B. Airing personal pro with an elected person can also be a mode of transmission. We know that hepatitis B is a virus that is and blah. So we council -- out this year and you are items that might have particles of blood on them. The virus mile -- while on her. You don't want to share a razor or who brought. With a partner -- you know has hepatitis B."

" People at higher risk for hepatitis B include men who have sex and other men. Children of immigrants from countries with our appetite he rate -- Asia and India. And children born to infected mothers. But hepatitis B often an under diagnosed. Because instructed people and all and show no symptoms. And -- for years without knowing that he."

" There are about a 150 to 300000. A year and you. Individuals are asymptomatic. They don't know there. And lesbian might also be identified when you go to her -- good bowl and you go to become a blood donor they'll be notified by the blood bank that you have hepatitis B. The first detection is often quite one of them."

" It's coincidental the action occurs because I tied to present and who they. In an acute infection people often are ill with flu like symptoms. The acute symptoms usually go away -- and sell over a short period of time. But may lead to a chronic infection. Usually more serious chronic and actions may last a lifetime. And can result in a row of the river the league leading to cancer of the liver or liver failure."

" We'll have a guys beat her acutely in the trial -- they went and I -- in the adult. It would give an immoral symptoms and most of them are typically likes of them and it it was severe they're maybe John. When your second release you've -- guys could be as an adult. There's 95. And 98% chance the virus will go -- But on the outside there's -- to 5% chance that you'll contracted chronic hepatitis. About one in 300. In the case of acute hepatitis B made progress -- all of them or of their hepatitis B. And need to be considered for a liver transplantation. And it really loved but fortunately rare."

" For people -- really there's a vaccine available for hepatitis B it was first developed in the early 1980. But the Center for Disease Control guidelines have evolved over time."

" The first written word that all individuals and increased to really get back. Later it is he realized that we're really going to try to eradicate them plays in the night they. We've talked about and it all newborns. So the revenue for vaccination on it all newborn children. He vaccinated against hepatitis B and -- there'd be a vaccination. Or adolescence and -- If that person hasn't acted with hepatitis. Treatment -- to combat the virus. Now here's a televised beating. We have heard treatment not only here on don't particularly in the interferon. Is approaching life -- her because in the -- or are have been completed shall on the result but we also how to oral agents. Killed or -- once today. What is called limiting the screen name is at Peter. And the other -- all Dell computer -- name sponsor. And both those drugs are quite effective against hepatitis B. Despite the progress."

" Fighting. There are still certain myths and misconceptions about the the people at high risk for getting tested and treated."

" All of a mistake -- seeing with hepatitis. Are. In the case of -- and population a certain nonchalant. If you will about -- this would be. Because many of the agent can people in our community know that Bob has hepatitis BI has -- We all feel well. And I don't need you doctor or -- the other -- right seat probably and hepatitis is lack of recognition. Of how easily hepatitis B is spread by contact. People all fear HIV. Or aids but what does not widely known is that the that is and he -- them easily spread virus but actual contact. They don't want people with ties to note is that. We have made tremendous progress. In the past ten years. -- paradoxically. Are typically. We have not quite sophisticated -- We more intelligently used while he's in order to help patients and doctors make the right. And we had a remarkable progress and there."