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How Does A Person Catch Hepatitis B
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Hepatitis-BCan Hepatitis-B patient go to gymnasium for heavy work-out (weight lifting etc)and to take more proteins(eating non-veg) to build mussels? Will it load on liver?...
Response from Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.
Fundacion Gatroenterologia De Diego
You should have no problems with a high protein diet,if you have good hepatic function.If the hepatitis B has caused enough damage to decrease the normal functions,as in advanced cirrhosis,a high protein diet may not be well tolerated.A fairly...
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Acute hepatitis-B infection as possible seroconversion"The acute illness linked to HIV seroconversion may be confused with other acute illnesses,... Read more »Infectiousness of Hepatitis-B/HIV during acute infectionDear DoctorI read somewhere that Hepatitis-B is extremely infectious (100 times more than HIV)... Read more »
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A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United StatesPlease note: An erratum has been published for this article. To view the erratum, please click here . Summary Hepatitis B vaccination is the most effective measure to prevent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and its consequences, including... Read more »
A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United StatesPlease note: An erratum has been published for this article. To view the erratum, please click here . Summary This report is the first of a two-part statement from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) that updates the... Read more »
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besides obvious mental issue lol,can i go woohoo?
Posted by bios23, 3 Replies
Hey! After reading the posts here, it has been really reassuring. let me tell you my experience. PLEASE help me by answering me. I promise I will give back to this community with my personal experience with hiv (whichever it turns to) in the future. H... Read more » Read the stories but I think I'm still +
Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies
I've read all the uplifting stories and still cant stop thinking I'm positive as well as some of my family members. I've posted before so some of you may rememeber. My risk was slight oral exposure (on her) to a stripper that was from Russia. It...
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