She is Hepatitis B-positive. "My cousin,who was born in China, actually got very upset and said, 'Please don't talk about it.

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"Hepatitis B is the silent killer because most people who are chronically infected may not be aware of the infection."

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There's no known cure for hepatitis B, although the virus can be kept in check with anti-viral medicines.

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"This is really tragic on a global scale, there's really major neglect about hepatitis B.

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For now,the battle against hepatitis B is concentrated in communities with large Asian populations.

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The hepatitis B virus is found in blood and bodily fluids.

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a result of his life-long infection with hepatitis B.

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Of the blood that has to be destroyed, almost half is caused by the presence of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C,and syphilis, while the other half is due to problems in the collection process.

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Hepatitis B carries a stigma.

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"Three hundred and fifty million human beings in the world are infected with Hepatitis-B virus.

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