{"id":111,"date":"2021-03-18T16:31:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T16:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hep-care.com\/?page_id=111"},"modified":"2021-03-18T18:57:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T18:57:01","slug":"educate-hbv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hep-care.com\/km\/educate-hbv\/","title":{"rendered":"Educate: HBV"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is hepatitis B?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hepatitis B is the most common serious liver infection in the world. It is caused by the hepatitis B virus that attacks and injures the liver.\u00a0Two billion people (or 1 in 3) have been infected and about 300 million people are living with a chronic hepatitis B infection. Each year up to 1 million people die from hepatitis B despite the fact that it is preventable and treatable.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the difference between chronic and acute hepatitis B?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Acute hepatitis B is a new infection, or an infection that someone has had for less than six months. Most healthy adults will naturally clear the virus and not have any further issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chronic hepatitis B is an infection that an adult has had for longer than six months and were not able to clear the virus from their system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The risk of developing a chronic hepatitis B infection is directly related to the age at which a person is first exposed to the hepatitis B virus. The younger a person is when they are first infected, the greater the risk of developing a chronic hepatitis B infection:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>More than 90% of infants that are infected will develop a chronic hepatitis B infection<\/li><li>Up to 50% of young children between 1 and 5 years who are infected will develop a chronic hepatitis B infection<\/li><li>5-10% of healthy adults 19 years and older who are infected will develop a chronic hepatitis B infection (that is, 90% will recover from an exposure)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does one get hepatitis B?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Birth: mothers who are infected can pass the hepatitis B virus onto their child<\/li><li>Blood: coming in contact with infected blood can put you at risk of contracting the virus. This includes wound-to-wound contact, blood transfusions, reusing or sharing needles and syringes, and sharing razors or toothbrushes<\/li><li>Sex: unprotected sex with an infected person can put you at risk of contracting the virus<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>HBV is&nbsp;<strong>NOT<\/strong>&nbsp;transmitted through food or water. It is not spread through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sharing food or water<\/li><li>Sharing eating utensils or drinking glasses<\/li><li>Tears, sweat, urine, or stool<\/li><li>Coughing or sneezing<\/li><li>Hugging or kissing<\/li><li>Breastfeeding<\/li><li>Mosquitoes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can hepatitis B be prevented?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a vaccination against the hepatitis B virus that is safe and over 95% effective in preventing infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All sexual partners, family and close household members living with a chronically infected person should be tested and vaccinated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to vaccination, there are other simple ways to help stop the spread of hepatitis B:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water after any potential exposure to blood<\/li><li>Use condoms with sexual partners<\/li><li>Avoid direct contact with blood and bodily fluids<\/li><li>Clean up blood spills with a fresh diluted bleach solution (mix 1 part bleach with 9 parts water)<\/li><li>Cover all cuts carefully<\/li><li>Avoid sharing sharp items such as razors, nail clippers, toothbrushes, and earrings or body rings<\/li><li>Discard sanitary napkins and tampons into plastic bags<\/li><li>Avoid illegal street drugs (injecting, inhaling, snorting, or popping pills)<\/li><li>Make sure new, sterile needles are used for ear or body piercing, tattoos, and acupuncture<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is hepatitis B? Hepatitis B is the most common serious liver infection in the world. It is caused by the hepatitis B virus that attacks and injures the liver.\u00a0Two billion people (or 1 in 3) have been infected and about 300 million people are living with a chronic hepatitis B infection. Each year up&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/hep-care.com\/km\/educate-hbv\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Educate: HBV<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"full-width","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"on","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-111","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hep-care.com\/km\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hep-care.com\/km\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hep-care.com\/km\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hep-care.com\/km\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hep-care.com\/km\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/hep-care.com\/km\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":172,"href":"https:\/\/hep-care.com\/km\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/111\/revisions\/172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hep-care.com\/km\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}