Hepatitis B Virus Follow Up Quiz

Patients infected with HBV who show no symptoms and have normal liver function tests are "healthy carriers."

Between 5% and 15% of all Asian and Pacific Islander Immigrants are chronically infected with hepatitis B.

A HBV carrier is less likely to have serious complications than people with chronic HBV.

Hepatitis B is transmitted through eating contaminated food.

Approximately one million people worldwide die annually from hepatitis B.

There is no way of preventing liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma, HCC).

Once a person contracts Hepatitis B, liver cancer is inevitable.

 Liver cancer is caused by alcohol.

A positive Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) test means the individual tested is chronically infected with the hepatitis B virus.

Children born to a HBV chronically infected mother will always be chronically infected with HBV.

A booster shot of the HBV vaccine is recommended after the 3-dose vaccination series is completed.