infection⚑ High burden in India
Hepatitis B
B is an disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) that affects the liver; it is a type of viral hepatitis. It can cause both acute and .
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How common · Hepatitis B surface-antigen prevalence (%)
1.8% (2020)
India
0.9% (2020)
World
Source: WHO Global Health Observatory
Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·None, yellowish skin, tiredness, dark urine, pain
Causes — why it happens
- · B virus spread by some body fluids
How it's found
- ·Blood tests
Prevention
- · B vaccine
Treatment
- ·Antiviral medication (tenofovir, interferon), liver
Complications
- ·, liver cancer
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