Important for people who have sex with multiple partners!!

To the readers, if you have unsafe sex with multiple partners and shares intravenous drugs, you are at HIGH RISK for Hepatitis B. The disease spread through contact with infected blood or other body fluids of people who have hepatitis B. People who use intravenous drugs can get hepatitis B when they share needles with someone who has the virus. Pregnant women who are infected with hepatitis B can also pass the virus on to their babies. Hence, think twice before you act.

If you indulge in such activities you should see if you have these symptoms which arises through Acute Hepatitis B
Symptoms:
• nausea
• vomiting
• loss of appetite
• abdominal pain
• jaundice (the skin turns yellow)
• weakness
• fatigue
• brown urine (may look like tea)
Symptoms of hepatitis B can range from mild to severe. If you have a mild case of hepatitis, you may not even realize that you have it. It may not cause symptoms or may only cause symptoms similar to the stomach flu.

After reading what I have said about chronic and acute Hepatitis B, do you really understand what the differences between acute and chronic hepatitis B are?

When you are having symptoms for the first time, this is called acute hepatitis. Acute hepatitis lasts 6 weeks or less. Most people recover from the infection and have no long-lasting problems.

Hepatitis B can become an illness that lasts a long time. This is called chronic hepatitis B. It lasts six months or longer. Chronic hepatitis occurs when the liver has been damaged from the acute illness and can't recover. Chronic hepatitis develops in 10% to 20% of people who have hepatitis B.

People with chronic hepatitis B may not have any symptoms at all. In some people, chronic hepatitis can lead to cirrhosis of the liver. Cirrhosis occurs when the liver cells die and are replaced by scar tissue and fat. The damaged areas of the liver stop working and can't cleanse the body of wastes. Cirrhosis can lead to liver failure and even liver cancer.

If you have hepatitis B, you are also susceptible to hepatitis D (also called "Delta agent). Hepatitis D can only develop in people who already have hepatitis B. It can make your symptoms of hepatitis B or liver disease worse. It is spread through contact with infected blood or other body fluids of people who have hepatitis D.
The time between the acute illness and signs of chronic hepatitis B varies. It may take a short time, or it may be years after the acute infection before chronic hepatitis B develops.
By Amas goh