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PROTECT HEPATITIS B What is it and how is it spread? Hepatitis B (HBV) is a virus that lives in an infected person's blood, semen (cum), saliva/spit, urine/piss, and feces/shit. It is very infectious and can be spread when doing the following: • fucking • sharing injection drug equipment (i.e. rigs) • sucking cock • scat or shit play • rimming or licking ass • sharing sex toys • other activities like kissing, sharing toothbrushes/razors, and watersports or piss play Why worry about hepatitis B? Gay and bi guys who have multiple sex partners are 10 to 15 times more likely to acquire HBV than the general population. HBV is easier to catch than HIV because it is over 100 times more concentrated in an infected person's blood and it can exist on surfaces outside the body. In about 15% of people, the body can not get rid of Hepatitis B and they become chronically infected. World-wide chronic hepatitis B infections is associated with liver cancer. What do I do if I get Hepatitis B? Once exposed to Hepatitis B, you have to ride it out. For the first few weeks, an infected person usually has no symptoms and is most infectious to others. Then, many will have flu-like symptoms, such as fever, aches, chills, vomiting and diarrhea. Once symptoms subside (sometimes after several months), you are no longer infectious. At that point, you can’t give it to others and will never get it again (called natural immunity). In about 15% of people, the body can not get rid of Hepatitis B and they become chronically infected. Consult your health care provider for treatment options for chronic hepatitis B. How do I avoid getting HBV infection? • Get vaccinated for hepatitis B! (3 shots in 6 months for complete protection)! • Protect yourself and others and use condoms for anal (butt) and vaginal. • Use new, clean injection drug gear for each shot. Want to know more? CDC Hepatitis B Fact Sheet |
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