What is hepatitis B, the virus at the centre of the recent hospital infection alert?

What is hepatitis B, the virus at the centre of the recent hospital infection alert?

Source: The Conversation Indonesia

Hepatitis B can lead to liver disease. But we can prevent and manage this viral infection. Here’s what we know about the latest health alert.

News that a health worker at a Sydney hospital’s birth unit was infectious with hepatitis B for more than a decade has led to a health alert for mothers and babies.
The staff member worked at Nepean Hospital’s birth unit in Western Sydney while infec… [3978 chars]

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