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Hepatitis B

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Hepatitis B Transmission

Facts about the transmission of hepatitis B:

A person can be infected with the hepatitis B virus by exposure to infected blood and by sexual contact with someone who is infected.
Hepatitis B is not spread through food, water or casual contact.

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Last Updated: Mar 19, 2009 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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