FAMILY HEPADNAVIRIDAE

• HEPA= HEPADNAVIRRIDAE
• Hepatitis B:

  * serum hepatitis

  * homologous serum jaundice

  * australian antigen hepatitis
• hepatitis b is an infection of liver.
• hepatitis b causes scaring of the organ, liver failure, and cancer.
• hepatitis b can be fatal if untreated.
• Hepatitis B spread through the following:

  * blood contact

  * open sores

  * bodily fluid of someone who has hepa
• Hepatitis B in adult - can be acquired but it last few months and after you're
• Hepatitis in Children - its hard to get rid of it and its unlikely to go away.
• Symptomps of Hepatitis B:

  • jaundice
  • light-colored poop
  • fever
  • fatigue
  • stomach trouble
  • belly pain
• symptoms may not show up until 1-6 months.
• most common ways to have Hepatitis B are:

  • sex intercourse
  • sharing needles
  • needle prick
  • mother to child or inborn
• Hepatitis B - there is no cure.

  • but again it often goes away in few months.
  • disappears in people who has chronic diseases.