In some cases, the virus can remain in the body for a lifetime and cause ongoing liver damage - including liver cancer. A.J. was 15 years old when she died of hepatitis B. Her family had big dreams for her. Three shots could have saved her life. Lots of ways. You do NOT get hepatitis B from sneezing, coughing, or holding hands.
Different people get different symptoms.
They can still infect others and develop severe liver disease later on. Hepatitis B infects one out of every 20 Americans at some time during their lives. Over one million people in the U.S. have this virus in their blood. To protect yourself against hepatitis B, you have to get three shots. The hepatitis B vaccine is one of the safest vaccines available.