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Infectious & ParasiticModerateContagious
Hepatitis B
Hepatology · Infectious & Parasitic
Moderate
Severity
Common — India has a significant burden of chronic hepatitis B infection, though vaccination has reduced new cases substantially
Prevalence
Yes
Contagious
Hepatology
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Caused by infection with the hepatitis B virus
- 2transmitted through contact with infected blood or body fluids
- 3including from mother to child during childbirth
- 4unprotected sexual contact
- 5and sharing of needles or contaminated medical equipment. Infection acquired at birth or in early childhood carries a much higher risk of becoming a chronic
- 6lifelong infection compared to infection acquired in adulthood. Healthcare workers
- 7individuals who inject drugs
- 8and those with multiple sexual partners are at increased occupational or behavioural risk.
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