Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
•More
prevalent and contagious than HIV
•Transmitted
by sharing body fluids
•Kissing,
sexual contact, sharing razors, transfusions, sharing IV needles
•40% no
known contact
•Symptoms: fatigue, nausea, malaise, liver enlargement
•10%
have chronic disease and risk for liver failure
•Texas
laws require immunization for all students entering 8th grade and now for infants.