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Hepatitis B is a form of hepatitis, a group of serious diseases that cause inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis B is an ...more »
Types of Hepatitis B:
Broader types of Hepatitis B:
Prevalance of Hepatitis B: estimated 1.5 million HBV carriers in the U.S. (NWHIC); 417,000 people currently infected (CDC 2001)
Prevalance Rate of Hepatitis B: approx 1 in 181 or 0.55% or 1.5 million people in USA [about data]
Incidence (annual) of Hepatitis B: 200,000 to 300,000 new cases in the USA 1990 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Incidence Rate of Hepatitis B: approx 1 in 1,359 or 0.07% or 200,000 people in USA [about data]
Lifetime risk of Hepatitis B:
4% of population in the USA have history of HepB disease 1990 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Worldwide prevalence:
360 million people worldwide for Hepatitis B (Blood Safety Surveillance and Health Care Acquired Infections Division, Health Canada)
Prevalance of Hepatitis B:
Approximately 750,000 people in the United States are living
with sexually acquired hepatitis B infection. (Source: excerpt from Sexually Transmitted Diseases Statistics, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)
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4 percent of U.S. population that have any history of
disease (1990) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)
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There are an estimated 1.5
million HBV carriers in the U.S. and 300 million carriers worldwide. (Source: excerpt from Hepatitis: NWHIC)
Incidence of Hepatitis B: An estimated 77,000 cases of sexually transmitted hepatitis B
infection occur annually in the United States. (Source: excerpt from Sexually Transmitted Diseases Statistics, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)
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200,000 to 300,000 new cases (1990) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)
Racial Information for Hepatitis B: Compared to the US average this disease is 25 to 75 times more common among Samoans and immigrants from Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Chin There is currently a hepatitis B vaccine available. (Source: excerpt from Asian & Pacific Islander Women's Health: NWHIC)
Complications of Hepatitis B:
see complications of Hepatitis B
Causes of Hepatitis B: see causes of Hepatitis B
Risk factors for Hepatitis B:
see
risk factors for Hepatitis B
Symptoms of Hepatitis B: see symptoms of Hepatitis B
Complications of Hepatitis B: see complications of Hepatitis B
Contagion of Hepatitis B: Spread by blood, sexual fluids, vaginal secretions and bodily fluids. Not spread
by casual contact such as handshakes.
Has been found in saliva, urine, sweat, tears, and breast milk but transmission is unlikely.
More information:
see contagiousness of Hepatitis B
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Hepatitis B
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Hepatitis B.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Hepatitis B.
Doctors and Medical Specialists for Hepatitis B: General practitioner, Primary care physician, Gastroenterologist, Gastrointestinal surgeon, General surgeon, Hepatologist, Immunologist, Infectious disease specialist, Gynaecologist, Geriatrician
;
see also doctors and medical specialists for Hepatitis B.
Treatments for Hepatitis B:
see treatments for Hepatitis B
Alternative treatments for Hepatitis B:
see alternative treatments for Hepatitis B
Prevention of Hepatitis B:
see prevention of Hepatitis B
Research for Hepatitis B:
see research for Hepatitis B
Costs of Hepatitis B: $156 million in 1994 (NIAID)
Costs of Hepatitis B: Costs associated with sexually transmitted hepatitis B in the
United States totalled $156 million in 1994. (Source: excerpt from Sexually Transmitted Diseases Statistics, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)
Hospitalization statistics for Hepatitis B:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Hepatitis B:
Organs and body systems related to Hepatitis B include:
Main name of condition: Hepatitis B
Class of Condition for Hepatitis B: viral
Hep B, HepB, Hepatitis B virus, HBV
Hepatitis B, Serum hepatitis
Source - WordNet 2.1
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