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Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B: What You Need to Know

This information sheet highlights key facts about Hepatitis B, including how it spreads, who is at risk, and steps for prevention and treatment. It emphasizes the importance of vaccination, routine testing, and early care to reduce transmission and prevent long-term liver damage.

Hepatitis B: Lo Que Debe Saber

Esta página web ofrece una descripción general de la hepatitis B, incluyendo sus causas, síntomas, diagnóstico y opciones de tratamiento. Se enfatiza la importancia de la vacunación para prevenir la propagación de la hepatitis B y reducir el riesgo de cáncer de hígado y otras complicaciones graves de salud.

Hepatitis B: What You Should Know

This webpage provides an overview of hepatitis B, including its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options. It emphasizes the importance of vaccination in preventing the spread of hepatitis B and reducing the risk of liver cancer and other serious health complications. 

Hepatitis B

This infographic provides an overview of hepatitis B, detailing its transmission, symptoms, and prevention strategies.

Protect Your Baby From Hepatitis B

This video promotes the hepatitis B birth dose as a critical first step in protecting newborns from lifelong infection and liver cancer. It emphasizes that most people with hepatitis B are unknowingly infected at birth and that early vaccination is safe, effective, and the world’s first anti-cancer vaccine.

Progress Toward Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus — Region of the Americas, 2012–2022

This report outlines progress toward eliminating mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the Americas from 2012 to 2022. It highlights improvements in vaccination coverage, including birth doses, but also notes coverage declines in some countries, which could hinder elimination goals. The report emphasizes the need for maintaining high vaccination rates, expanding hepatitis B testing for pregnant women, and ensuring timely treatment for newborns.