Hepatitis B is spread when blood, semen, or other body fluids from a person infected with the virus enters the body of someone who is not infected. This can happen through sexual contact; sharing needles, syringes, or other drug-injection equipment; or from mother to baby at birth.

Is it safe to be around someone with hepatitis B?

Anyone who lives with or is close to someone who has been diagnosed with chronic Hepatitis B should get tested. Hepatitis B can be a serious illness, and the virus can be spread from an infected person to other family and household members, caregivers, and sexual partners.

How long can hepatitis B patient live?

Facts About Hepatitis B A “silent disease.” It can live in your body for 50+ years before you have symptoms. Responsible for 80 percent of all liver cancer in the world.