Having chronic hepatitis b increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis a condition that permanently scars of the liver. Seasonal influenza virus, pneumococcal, and hepatitis b mln educational tool page 2 of 15 this list includes active influenza, pneumococcal pneumonia, and hepatitis b vaccines hcpcs codes, however, medicare may not. Only some people with hepatitis b experience symptoms, which usually develop 2 or 3 months after exposure to the hepatitis b virus. Hepatitis b vaccine is usually given as 2, 3, or 4 shots. It can cause scarring of the organ, liver failure, and cancer.
Hepatitis b refers to the illness that occurs when the hepatitis b virus remains in a person. Some people are able to fight the infection and clear the virus. For others, the infection remains and leads to a chronic, or lifelong, illness. Chronic hepatitis b virus infection is a longterm illness that occurs when the virus remains in a persons body. Hepatitis b patient fact sheets viral hepatitis and. Hepatitis b is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis b virus hbv. Many people infected in adulthood will not experience any symptoms and will fight off the infection without realising they had it. Afterward an immune system antibody to hbsag is established in the bloodstream. This antibody and immune system memory then provide immunity to hepatitis b infection. The younger a person is when infected with hepatitis b virus, the greater his or her chance of developing chronic hepatitis b. Anyone who lives with or is close to someone who has been diagnosed. For some people, hepatitis b infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months.
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