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Hepatitis B Causes, Symptoms, Treatment And Prevention by tizzyhands(m): 9:45am On Apr 20, 2019
What Is Hepatitis B?
Hepatitis B is simply an inflammation of the liver that is caused by the hepatitis B virus. This type of virus can cause cancer of the liver and liver failure in an individual. You can get hepatitis B when you come in contact with body fluids, blood, and open wounds of an infected person.

It could be life-threatening if not treated. An adult who gets hepatitis B might feel relieved as your body fights of the virus within a few months making you be immune to the virus for the rest of your life. That is to say you can’t get the virus again while if he or she gets the virus from birth, then the possibility for the virus to go away is very negligible as you end up having it for life.

What Is The Symptom Of Hepatitis B?
Most people might not experience any symptoms quickly as it might take a minimum of 1 or 2 months for the symptoms to surface after getting infected. You may experience the following symptoms once you are infected with hepatitis B. They include:

Fever
Feelings of jaundice like the color of your urine turn orange or brown, and the color of your eyes that was once white in color turns yellow
Stomach ache
Your stool becomes light-colored
Loss of appetite
Feelings of fatigue that might last for weeks or months
Vomiting and nauseatin

What Are The Causes Of Hepatitis B?
Hepatitis B is usually caused by the hepatitis B virus from an infected person.

How Can One Get Hepatitis B?
The following are the main routes to get hepatitis B so easily:

Through having unprotected sex with an infected partner as your partner’s blood, semen, saliva, and vaginal secretions might enter your body.
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Unsterilized needles: Needles that are not sterilized and comes in contact with the blood of infected person can easily make you be vulnerable to this virus.

Read more at https://relhealth.com/hepatitis-b-causes-symptoms-treatment-and-prevention/

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