Hepatitis B is
the most serious among all viral hepatitis. Having Hepatitis B increases
your chance of permanent liver damage, including cirrhosis (scarring of
the liver) and liver cancer.
Hepatitis B
is transmitted mainly through:
Contact
with blood products or infected blood
Sexual
contact
Infected
mother to baby during labor
With early
detection, you can take necessary precautions e.g. via immunization to
decrease the risk of contacting the virus.