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Hepatitis
B is a serious disease caused by a virus that attacks the liver.
The virus, which is called hepatitis B virus (HBV), can cause
lifelong infection, cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver
cancer, liver failure, and death.
Hepatitis B vaccine
is available for all age groups to prevent hepatitis B virus infection.
More
resources can be found at the following links:
CDC
is not a treatment facility.
If you are looking for information about treatment for hepatitis
B, visit the following websites:
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Educational
Materials
Correctional
Settings
Hemodialysis
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Injection
Drug Use
CDC estimates that illegal injection drug use accounts for 60% of
all new cases of hepatitis C and is a major risk factor for infection
with hepatitis B virus.
Links
(all external sites*)
- HepClinics:
online guide to free and low-cost hepatitis clinics for groups
at increased risk for viral hepatitis
- Hepatitis
B Foundation: a national nonprofit organization dedicated
to those lives affected by hepatitis B
- Immunization
Action Coalition:
source of childhood, adolescent, and adult immunization information
and hepatitis B educational materials
- American
Liver Foundation: national, nonprofit health agency dedicated
to preventing, treating, and curing hepatitis and all liver diseases
through research, education, and support groups
- StopHep.Com:
information on hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccine for MSM
- Asian
Liver Center at Stanford University: a non-profit organization
in the United States that addresses the high incidence of hepatitis
B virus infection and liver cancer among Asians and Asian-Americans.
- Liver
Disease Research Branch at NIDDK:
to focus and accelerate research on liver disease at NIDDK and
to help coordinate and stimulate liver-related research across
the NIH and within other Federal agencies, such as the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense,
the Bureau of Prisons, and the Veterans Affairs Administration.
- Clinical
Trials
Post-Exposure
Prophylaxis
Serology
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Vaccine
Vaccine
Schedules
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