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Chronic infection with hepatitis B is a serious health problem and a common cause of liver complications that include cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- In the United States, approximately 1.25 million people are believed to be chronic hepatitis B carriers
- As many as 1 out of 10 Asian Americans has chronic hepatitis B
- Over 70,000 people become newly infected each year by coming in contact with the blood or body fluids of a carrier
- 15 to 25 percent of people chronically infected with hepatitis B will eventually die from liver disease without treatment
- There are approximately 400 million chronic carriers of hepatitis B worldwide
- Worldwide, over one million people die each year from complications of chronic hepatitis B, making it one of the 10 most common causes of death
The successful management of chronic hepatitis B infection begins with diagnosis. To learn more, click here.
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