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What are the symptoms of hepatitis B?
Many people with hepatitis B don’t have any symptoms. If you do get symptoms you may not notice them until two or three months after infection and they can last up to three months. There are two types of infection – acute and chronic.

Acute (or short-term) symptoms include:

flu-like symptoms, including tiredness, fever and aches and pains
feeling and/or being sick
loss of weight/appetite
diarrhoea
tummy (abdominal) pain
jaundice, meaning your skin and the whites of your eyes turn yellow
dark urine (pee)
pale faeces (poo).
People who can’t fight off acute infection after six months, such as babies, young children and people with a weakened immune system because of HIV, can go on to develop chronic hepatitis B. This is when people are at higher risk of liver failure, liver disease and cancer of the liver.

How do you test for hepatitis B?
A simple blood test carried out by a healthcare professional will show whether you have the virus. You may also be given extra tests to see if your liver is damaged.

If you’ve got hepatitis B you should be tested for other STIs. It’s important that you tell your recent sexual partner/s so they can also get tested and treated. Many people who have hepatitis B don’t notice anything wrong, and by telling them you can help to stop the virus being passed on. This can also stop you from getting the infection again.

How is hepatitis B treated?
Acute hepatitis B infection
There is no specific treatment for acute hepatitis B, and most people recover within one to two months. Usually, you can manage symptoms at home with painkillers if necessary. Your healthcare professional should advise you to have regular blood tests and physical check-ups. Most people make a full recovery from acute hepatitis B.

Chronic hepatitis B infection
If you develop chronic hepatitis B, you’ll be given treatment to reduce the risk of permanent liver damage and liver cancer. Treatment does not cure chronic hepatitis B and most people who start treatment need to continue for life.

Without treatment, chronic hepatitis B can cause scarring of the liver (cirrhosis), which can cause the liver to stop working properly.

A small number of people with cirrhosis develop liver cancer, and these complications can lead to death. Other than a liver transplant, there is no cure for cirrhosis. However, treatments can help relieve some of the symptoms.