Symptoms
Symptoms may include fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine, clay-colored bowel movements, joint pain, and jaundice (yellow color of the eyes or skin).
Package Problems
Hepatitis B
How it’s Spread
Hepatitis B is spread through contact with the blood, semen, vaginal secretions or other bodily fluids of an infected person.
Hepatitis B can be spread during vaginal, anal, or oral sex.
It is also spread by sharing needles or syringes, sharing items such as razors and toothbrushes, and direct contact with blood or open sores of an infected person.
It can also be spread from mother to child during birth.
Treatment
There is no medicine to treat Hepatitis B. Doctors recommend rest, good nutrition, and lots of fluids.
Some people who get Hepatitis B will develop a chronic, long-term infection.
People with chronic Hepatitis B are monitored by doctors because liver disease can develop. Several medications are used to treat chronic Hepatitis B. However, not every person needs to take medication.
