Symptoms are that of hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) including:
Hepatitis B may present with no symptoms, which means the person may not know they have the infection and may be unwittingly spreading the virus to other people.
In most cases the symptoms (if present) appear three months after initial exposure to the virus, however, this can range from six weeks to six months. Most adults will make a complete recovery from the infection; however, most infants and about half of young children will persist to a chronic infection for the rest of their lives.
Chronic hepatitis B infection carries with it an increased risk of liver cirrhosis (scarring) and liver cancer.
3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hepatitis B Questions and Answers for the Public. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hbv/bfaq.htm (Accessed 07 December 2021).
5. Better Health Channel. Hepatitis B. Available at: www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/hepatitis-b (accessed 07 December 2021).
MAT-AU-2102484 Date of preparation January 2022
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