There is no cure for HBV infection. Currently, HBV presents the greatest risk of infection to healthcare workers. HBV infection is transmitted through exposure to infected blood and other infectious body fluids and tissues. Healthcare workers are at risk through direct exposure to blood in open wounds, the eyes, mouth or nose. Many people who become infected with HBV may not know they have the disease because the symptoms are so mild.
Smokers often lose their interest in smoking.
However the best defense against Hepatitis B is vaccination. The disease can potentially be prevented by taking the Hepatitis vaccine. Recombivax HB is the other yeast derived vaccine offered in the United States. The Hepatitis B vaccine is a noninfectious, yeast-based vaccine given in three injections in the arms. The vaccine is prepared from recombinant yeast cultures, rather than human blood or plasma.