What is Hepatitis B?
Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection. It can survive on surfaces for 7 days or more!
How do you get Hepatitis B?
- Infected Blood
- Mom to baby at birth
Symptoms
- Stomach pain
- Dark urine
- Fever
- Joint pain
- Loss of appetite
- Vomiting
- Feeling tired
- Yellow skin or eyes
When to get Vaccine:
- 1st Dose – at birth
- 2nd dose – 1 to 2 months
- 3rd does – 6 – 18 months
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Why is the Vaccine Important
- It protects you from getting hepatitis B.
Hepatitis B spreads through blood and body fluids. Since there is no cure, the best protection is not getting the virus at all. The vaccine helps your body fight it before it can make you sick.
- It prevents long-term liver disease.
Some people who get hepatitis B develop a lifelong infection. This can lead to:
- Liver scarring
- Liver failure
- Liver cancer
The vaccine helps prevent these serious problems.
- It protects the people around you.
When more people are vaccinated, the virus spreads less. This helps protect babies, older adults, and people with weak immune systems.
- It is very safe.
The vaccine has been used for many years and has a strong safety record. Most people who get all their doses stay protected for a long time.
- You cannot get hepatitis B from the vaccine.