A little talked about STD but it can be brutal. It is transmitted through bodily fluids through vaginal, anal and oral sex.
People who have the chronic case (often mother to child) are genuinely fucked. Hep B is an infection of the liver and is by far the biggest cause of liver cancer. It has shorter life expectancy. Of course nor should you be drinking alcohol with that shit. While people are hoping for a Hep B cure it is likely at least 5-10 years away.
Many don't have any symptoms and find out years later that they may not live to 60 with the chances of liver disease so high.
The good news is 90-95% of adults who get infected with Hep B just have the accute phase and it resolves itself after 6 months. After that you are effectively immune.
Children these days are given vaccines for Hep B, started in the last 5 years or so in many Western countries. Even in Eastern Europe prevalance is high as 2-7%. It is thought over 400k people in the UK have Hep B, while in the US it is 1.4m people.
It is worth considering getting a vaccine for Hep B (which you can get together with Hep A) as an adult if you're fucking around a lot, especially without a condom and in countries such as south east asia.
No I don't have it, but a Chinese friend has just found out he has it (Chronic Hep B likely from birth) and has to live with it.
People who have the chronic case (often mother to child) are genuinely fucked. Hep B is an infection of the liver and is by far the biggest cause of liver cancer. It has shorter life expectancy. Of course nor should you be drinking alcohol with that shit. While people are hoping for a Hep B cure it is likely at least 5-10 years away.
Many don't have any symptoms and find out years later that they may not live to 60 with the chances of liver disease so high.
The good news is 90-95% of adults who get infected with Hep B just have the accute phase and it resolves itself after 6 months. After that you are effectively immune.
Children these days are given vaccines for Hep B, started in the last 5 years or so in many Western countries. Even in Eastern Europe prevalance is high as 2-7%. It is thought over 400k people in the UK have Hep B, while in the US it is 1.4m people.
It is worth considering getting a vaccine for Hep B (which you can get together with Hep A) as an adult if you're fucking around a lot, especially without a condom and in countries such as south east asia.
No I don't have it, but a Chinese friend has just found out he has it (Chronic Hep B likely from birth) and has to live with it.