Hepatitis B is caused by a virus. A virus is a germ that causes sickness. (For example, the flu is caused by a virus.) People can pass viruses to each other. The virus that causes hepatitis B is called the hepatitis B virus. Hepatitis B is spread by contact with an infected persons blood, semen, or other body fluid. You could get hepatitis B by having sex with an infected person without using a condom, sharing drug needles, having a tattoo or body piercing done with dirty tools that were used on someone else, getting pricked... More >>> Helen Ferry - "What I Need To Know About Hepatitis B1" is electronically distributed. Download it for FREE |