Hepatitis B :
A Clinical Perspective

Hepatitis B Overview

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Hepatitis B Incidence
in U.S., 2001

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Transmission of HBV (1)

Transmission of HBV (2)

Transmission of HBV (3)

Transmission of HBV (4)

Risk Groups for HBV Infection (1)

Risk Groups for HBV Infection (2)

Risk Groups for HBV Infection (3)

Hepatitis B Nomenclature
and/or Lab Tests (1)

Hepatitis B Nomenclature
and/or Lab Tests (2)

Hepatitis B Nomenclature
and/or Lab Tests (3)

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Signs and Symptoms

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Natural History

Risk of Becoming
Chronically Infected with HBV

Treatment for HBV

Monitoring HBsAg+ Patients

Management of Family Members of HBsAg+ Patients

This Khmer woman died
of hepatoma, four months after arriving in a refugee camp in Thailand.

Hepatocellular Carcinoma – HCC (1)

Hepatitis B Prevention (1)

Hepatitis B Prevention (2)

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Prevention Schedule for Infants of HBsAg-POSITIVE Mothers

Schedule for infants of mothers with UNKNOWN HBsAg status

Schedule for infants with
HBsAg-NEGATIVE mothers

Dosing schedule for older children
and teens (NOT INFANTS)

Dosing Schedule for Adults

Recommended post-exposure prophylaxis
for exposure to HBV

Elimination of Hepatitis B Virus Transmission: United States

Elimination of Hepatitis B Virus Transmission: United States

AAP, AAFP, and ACIP Recommend Hepatitis B “Catch-up”

"Remember…"

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