Viral Hepatitis

The ABCs of Viral Hepatitis

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This information sheet presents important facts about viral hepatitis A, B, and C. For all three hepatitis types, it provides information regarding vaccines, statistics, where the virus is found in the body, how it is spread, what happens when a person is infected, and public health strategies.

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[Hepatitis B Vaccine: What You Need to Know]

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This information sheet discusses the hepatitis B vaccine. It presents statistics on the incidence of hepatitis B in the United States and describes the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and its effect on the liver, the symptoms, the difference between acute (short-term) illness and chronic (long-term) infection, transmission, and prevention.

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[Hepatitis B Vaccine: What You Need to Know]

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[Hepatitis B Vaccine: What You Need to Know]

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This information sheet, in Farsi, discusses the hepatitis B vaccine. It presents statistics on the incidence of hepatitis B in the United States and describes the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and its effect on the liver, the symptoms, the difference between acute (short-term) illness and chronic (long-term) infection, transmission, and prevention.

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[Hepatitis B Vaccine: What You Need to Know]

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Hepatitis B: Are You at Risk?

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This information sheet discusses hepatitis B, a contagious liver disease caused by infection with the hepatitis B virus. It describes hepatitis B transmission, whether the disease is common, its symptoms, the seriousness of the disease, how people know if they have hepatitis B, who should be tested for hepatitis B, should people be tested, and how is the disease treated.

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Know Hepatitis B Campaign

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This information sheet discusses the Know Hepatitis B Campaign, the first national multilingual communications campaign to increase hepatitis B testing among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The campaign focuses Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders as they are one of the groups in the United States most affected by hepatitis B, which can cause potentially fatal liver damage and liver cancer. CDC conducted the campaign in partnership with Hep B United, a nationwide coalition of community organizations working to increase hepatitis B awareness and testing.

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Hepatitis B: When Someone in the Family has Hepatitis B

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This information sheet discusses what to do if a family member has hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. It describes what the disease is, how it is transmitted, its effect on the liver, symptoms, the difference between acute (short-term) illness and chronic (long-term) infection, and prevention. It also discusses the importance of getting vaccinated to prevent the disease.

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