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Hepatitis B & C Treatment

PREVENTION
Most common routes of transmission for hepatitis B or C viruses are the following:
  • Blood transfusions and blood products using unscreened blood (in most developed countries blood has been screened since about 1990)
  • Mother to infant during childbirth (very common in hepatitis B, less common in hepatitis C)
  • Needlestick injury in healthcare settings
  • Sharing equipment for injecting drugs
  • Sharing razors, toothbrushes or other household articles
  • Tattooing and body piercing if done using unsterilised equipment which have been previously used on an infected person
  • Unprotected intercourse with an infected person
If you think you could have been at risk from either hepatitis B or C, it is important to get tested. A specific test is required for each. Do not assume that you would have been tested in a routine health check. Dr Puneet is one of the few accredited Hepatitis B treatment providers in Melbourne. Please book an appointment with Dr Puneet if you want to discuss anything about Hepatitis B or its treatment.

Getting vaccinated is the best way of preventing hepatitis B infection. More than one billion doses of the hepatitis B vaccine have been used since the early 1980s and it has been shown to be effective in approximately 95% of cases. There is currently no vaccine for hepatitis C.
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