What are the causes of Hepititas B and how do u get it?

Question

Is it thru unsafe sex, infected needle or infected blood tranfusion???

Answer 1

Hepatitis B is a serious disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Infection with this virus can cause scarring of the liver, liver failure, liver cancer and even death.

Hepatitis B is spread by infected blood and other bodily fluids such as semen, vaginal secretions, saliva, open sores, and breast milk, infected needle.

Symptoms of acute infection (when a person is first infected with hepatitis) include:

Jaundice (yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes and/or a brownish or orange tint to the urine).
Unusually light-colored stool.
Unexplained fatigue that persists for weeks or months.
Gastrointestinal symptoms such as fever, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting.
Abdominal pain.
Often, symptoms occur 1-6 months after exposure. An estimated 30% of those infected do not show typical signs or symptoms.

How Is Hepatitis B Diagnosed?
If your doctor suspects that you may have hepatitis B, he or she will perform a complete physical examination and order blood tests to look at the function of your liver. Hepatitis B is confirmed with blood tests that detect the hepatitis virus and various antibodies (infection-fighting cells) against the virus.

If disease becomes chronic, a liver biopsy (tissue sample) may be obtained to determine the severity of the disease.

Answer 2

I know next to nothing about this problem however I do know that liver health is augmented tremendously by huge doses of vitamin C. Read up on vitamin C therapy. It is grossly neglected by the medical profession yet well documented in its effect.

The other biggee in liver health is algae. Chlorella and spirulina are great for different reasons. Chlorella is a detoxifier and spirulina is an immune system booster. They are loaded with nutrition we don't get in our daily diets.

Answer 3

The answer is all three. The blood supply in developed countries has been screened for HBV for many years and at present transmission by blood transfusion is extremely rare. Major routes of transmission among adults in Western countries are intravenous drug use and sexual contact. The risk of HBV infection is notably high in promiscuous homosexual men but it is also transmitted sexually from men to women and women to men. Transmission is probably prevented by correct use of condoms. Health care workers and patients receiving hemodialysis are also at increased risk of infection.

Keep in mind that there are other kinds of hepatitis viruses and other causes of hepatitis (alcohol abuse, drug effects...).

Answer 4

Just for your knowledge, I have Hep. B - I don't drink or use drugs, I am a hard work man, family man, old fashion person (means I work and go home to my family).

You can contract Hep. B from other sources. So, it is up to you to believe that you can only contract via sex. This is a very serious disease that the gov. is not doing much to cure or to alert people. This is my personal opinion. (if I contract, I probably did from work).

Answer 5

HBV, or serum hepatitis, is caused by intimate contact with body fluids (contaminated body fluids). Also, it may be transmitted by contact with contaminated blood products, transfusion, dirty needles, or sexually transmitted. HBV involves a longer incubation period than other types of hepatitis and is more serious.

Answer 6

Seriously, look it up on a health page. Try www.cdc.gov


That's the government centers for disease control and prevention....I'm Very Sure you can trust what they say about diseases, causes, cures, warning signs etcetera....