There is a small risk of contracting the virus from sharing toothbrushes, razors, and other such items which may be contaminated with blood. The virus can actually live outside the body for more than one week. From using equipment which is not sterile for dental work, medical procedures, tattooing, body piercing, etc. Other bodily fluids, such as semen, vaginal secretions and saliva, contain the virus in infected people. A bite from an infected person, or if blood spills on to a wound on your skin, or on to your eyes or into your mouth. The is not passed on during normal social contact such as holding hands, hugging or sharing cups or crockery. Hepatitis B is a very infectious disease, worldwide 1 in 3 catch it. Ultimately a main reason people get infected is they forget their Vaccination, we owe it to our Species future to eradicate this disease with it. Can hepatitis B be prevented? Vaccination A vaccine is available to protect against hepatitis B. This should be offered to anyone who is at increased risk of being infected with the hepatitis B virus. For example, First Aiders and Emergency Workers or persons from Pandemic areas such as Africa, Eastern Europe or Asia. Post-exposure prevention If you are not immunised and have been exposed to the you should see a doctor immediately. (For example, if you are a healthcare worker and you have a needlestick injury.) You can be given an injection of antibodies called immunoglobulin as well as starting a course of immunisation. This may prevent infection from developing. Preventing infection in new-born babies at risk All pregnant in the UK are offered a hepatitis B blood test. If the mother is infected, her baby is given injections of antibodies and also immunised straight after birth. Also elective and avoiding fetal heart monitors lowers infection rate. With this treatment and some of the newer drugs arriving, there is a very good chance of preventing infection developing in the baby. If I am infected, how can I prevent passing on the virus to others?
There is a small risk of contracting the virus from sharing toothbrushes, razors, and other such items which may be contaminated with blood. The virus can actually live outside the body for more than one week. From using equipment which is not sterile for dental work, medical procedures, tattooing, body piercing, etc. Other bodily fluids, such as semen, vaginal secretions and saliva, contain the virus in infected people. A bite from an infected person, or if blood spills on to a wound on your skin, or on to your eyes or into your mouth. The is not passed on during normal social contact such as holding hands, hugging or sharing cups or crockery. Hepatitis B is a very infectious disease, worldwide 1 in 3 catch it. Ultimately a main reason people get infected is they forget their Vaccination, we owe it to our Species future to eradicate this disease with it. Can hepatitis B be prevented? Vaccination A vaccine is available to protect against hepatitis B. This should be offered to anyone who is at increased risk of being infected with the hepatitis B virus. For example, First Aiders and Emergency Workers or persons from Pandemic areas such as Africa, Eastern Europe or Asia. Post-exposure prevention If you are not immunised and have been exposed to the you should see a doctor immediately. (For example, if you are a healthcare worker and you have a needlestick injury.) You can be given an injection of antibodies called immunoglobulin as well as starting a course of immunisation. This may prevent infection from developing. Preventing infection in new-born babies at risk All pregnant in the UK are offered a hepatitis B blood test. If the mother is infected, her baby is given injections of antibodies and also immunised straight after birth. Also elective and avoiding fetal heart monitors lowers infection rate. With this treatment and some of the newer drugs arriving, there is a very good chance of preventing infection developing in the baby. If I am infected, how can I prevent passing on the virus to others?