Hepatitis B
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Hepatitis B Risk Factors
Risk factors for
hepatitis
B include:
Blood transfusions
Contact with patients in a healthcare setting
Kidney dialysis
:
For
end stage renal disease
Exposure to blood
Infants born to mothers with
viral hepatitis
Intravenous
drug abuse
Living in an closed community, such as a jail or nursing home
Multiple sex partners
Not practicing safe sex
Poor sanitation
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Hepatitis B Symptoms
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Alcoholic hepatitis
Chronic persistent hepatitis
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis D
Mononucleosis
Flu Checkup
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Abdominal pain
Fatigue
Jaundice
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Hepatitis B References:
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Oncu S, Oncu S, Sakarya S. Hepatitis A and B seropositivity among medical students. Health Policy. 2005 Sep 28;74(1):39-45.
Papatheodoridis GV, Hadziyannis SJ. Review article: current management of chronic hepatitis B. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2004 Jan 1;19(1):25-37.
Rich JD, Ching CG, Lally MA, Gaitanis MM, Schwartzapfel B, Charuvastra A, Beckwith CG, Flanigan TP. A review of the case for hepatitis B vaccination of high-risk adults. Am J Med. 2003 Mar;114(4):316-8.
Rischitelli G, Harris J, McCauley L, Gershon R, Guidotti T. The risk of acquiring hepatitis B or C among public safety workers: a systematic review. Am J Prev Med. 2001 May;20(4):299-306.
Robins GW, Scott LJ, Keating GM. Peginterferon-alpha-2a (40kD): a review of its use in the management of patients with chronic hepatitis B. Drugs. 2005;65(6):809-25.
