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Hepatitis B

The Hepatitis B Has his causes and consecuenses, Hepatitis B is a serious health

problem that affects people of all ages in the U.S. and worldwide. Also, there are many casesand statistics of this desease that is so common in young adults. In addition there are differents

cases that not all people shows the same symptoms. Hepatitis B is a viral infections anhhave

several consequences.

The Hepatitis B is a viral infection that causes inflammation of the liver as a result of this

blocks the bile that your liver to break down fat, and alters thefunction of the liver to remove

toxins from the blood, to produce various substances important to store and distribute glucose,

vitamins and minerals. HBV is found in the blood and certainbody fluids of people infected with

hepatitis B. These fluids are serum, semen, vaginal secretions and saliva."The best way to

protect against hepatitis B is getting a vaccine against thedisease, which have proven to be safe

and effective" said the Doctors in EEUU. HBV is not found in sweat, tears, urine, or respiratory

secretions. Contact with even small amounts of blood cancause infection.Ana Gelfer said

that"Hepatitis B is spread in the following ways":

unprotected sex

Injection drug use

during birth from mother to child

contact with blood or opensores of an infected person

human bites

close contact between people who share the same household or personal items such as razors or toothbrushes

to chew food to give to a baby or sharingchewing gum

Using unsterilized needles for: open ear piercing, injecting drugs, tattoo or acupuncture

Most people who contract hepatitis B as babies or children do not look or feel sick at all.Similarly, more than half of adults who get hepatitis B never develop any symptoms or signs of

disease. When you receive the results of blood tests indicating that the disease had or have a...
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