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[Hepatitis B Fast Facts]

This information sheet discusses Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV), the most common serious liver infection in the world. It explains its effect on the liver, transmission, prevention, epidemiology in the world and in the United States, who is most at risk, and provides sources of further information.

Hepatitis B: Informacion General

This information sheet provides general information about hepatitis B. It explains the disease; provides statistics on hepatitis B in the United States; and discusses at-risk persons, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of Hepatitis B. It promotes vaccine as the best method of preventing the disease and lists persons who should get vaccinated against hepatitis B.

Protect Your Baby for Life: When a Pregnant Woman Has Hepatitis B

This information sheet discusses hepatitis B virus (HBV) and explains how a mother can ensure that her baby is protected from this disease for life. It describes HBV, how the disease affects the newborn, and how it is transmitted. The pamphlet advises pregnant women to request testing and if testing positive to make sure the baby is treated with HBIG and vaccine at birth and receives all follow-up doses of vaccine. Also, everyone who lives in the home should be tested, and if negative should get the vaccine to protect them from hepatitis B.

HIV Testing in the US

This information sheet provides data on HIV testing in the United States. It states that not enough people know their HIV status by getting tested. It discusses who has been tested and breaks down statistics by race, sex, age, and state. It also gives information on how to locate a testing location.

Living with Hepatitis B

This information sheet explains the liver infection, hepatitis B, what happens if an individual is infected, the tests needed to know if an individual has recovered or become chronically infected, how chronic infection is diagnosed, how to prevent spreading the disease to others, treatment for chronic hepatitis B, and how an individual with chronic hepatitis B can live a healthy lifestyle. It includes information on finding a liver specialist, and an online support group.

TB Elimination: Tuberculin Skin Testing

This information sheet discusses TB testing using the Mantoux tuberculin skin test (TST) to determine whether an individual is infected with Mycobacterium TB. It discusses how the TST is administered, how it is read, how TST reactions are interpreted the classification of the TST skin test reaction, what are false-positive and false-negative reactions, who can receive a TST and how often the test can be repeated, what is a boosted reaction, why two-step testing is conducted, and whether TSTs can be given to persons receiving vaccinations.

TB Elimination: Targeted Tuberculosis Testing and Interpreting Tuberculin Skin Test Results

The information sheet discusses targeted TB testing, the decision to focus on groups at highest risk for latent TB infection (LTBI) and advises appropriate treatment and treatment completion to prevent LTBI progressing to active disease. It explains tuberculin skin testing (TST) and the test reactions that indicate whether an individual has LTBI; lists the criteria for classifying positive TST reactions; and describes persons at risk for developing TB disease including clinical conditions that increase the risk of LTBI becoming TB disease.

The Role of STD Prevention and Treatment in HIV Prevention

This information sheet discusses the link between STDs and HIV. It explains how individuals with STDS have an increased susceptibility to HIV and individuals with HIV have increased infectiousness. The information sheet discusses how STD treatment can slow the spread of HIV and the implications for HIV and STD prevention programs. Information is provided for accessing the services of national health organizations.

TB Elimination: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Disease

This information sheet discusses the steps taken to diagnose TB disease. It describes the symptoms of TB and explains how an individual suspected of having TB is evaluated using the following: medical history, physical examination, skin test or special TB blood test, chest radiograph, microbiological tests, and finally tests for drug resistance.

Testing for Tuberculosis (TB)

In a question and answer format, this information sheet discusses testing for tuberculosis (TB). There are two kinds of tests that are used to determine if a person has been infected with TB bacteria: the tuberculin skin test (TST) and TB blood tests.