Hepatitis B Hepatitis Liver Digestive Disorders

Hepatitis B is a serious liver disease, caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). The virus is transmitted by direct blood-to-blood contact, during unprotected sex, or by using unsterile needles. An woman with HBV can infect her newborn during the delivery process. There is a simple blood test to determine if you have been infected, and a safe and effective vaccine. New treatments are available for those who have chronic infections.

• Hepatitis B Foundation - Provides information for patients, families, health professionals, and researchers. Includes educational material, news, support groups, and an expert speaker forum.
  
• The Hepatitis B Virus Page - Compilation of HBV information, including history, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and virology.
  
• eMedicine Health - Hepatitis B - Information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment. Includes exams and tests, follow-up, and prevention.
  
• THINK B - Provides hepatitis B prevention, testing, and treatment information for Asian American patients, families, and health care professionals.
  
• MedlinePlus: Hepatitis B - Directory of articles, factsheets, and news.
  
• HBV Advocate: Fact Sheets - Offers a broad range of information on this disease. Includes symptoms, antigens and antibodies, HBV and sex, risks of alcohol use, disability information, and how to read test results. [Many factsheets require free Adobe reader download.]
  
• Stop Hepatitis B - Pharmaceutical company-sponsored site provides information about this virus. Includes statistics, risk factors, getting tested, treatment, questions and answers.
  
• MedicineNet: Hepatitis B - Information about acute and chronic symptoms, transmittal, treatment, prevention and occurrence with HIV.
  
• Hepatitis B virus (HBV) - Clinical paper on this disease includes statistics, acute and chronic infection, epidemiology, and vaccine history.
  
  

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