A Minute of Health with CDC
December 15, 2006
A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of HBV in the
US
This podcast is presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CDC –
safer, healthier people.
Each year, Hepatitis B kills about 700,000 people throughout the world. Hepatitis
B can
cause liver failure and liver cancer. It’s often spread by mother to child
at the time of
birth and in adults during unprotected sex. It can also be spread through exposure
to
blood.
With more babies being vaccinated, there are fewer new cases, especially in
children
and teens. However, many adults at risk for Hepatitis B remain unvaccinated.
CDC
researchers recently updated their recommendations to increase the number of
adults
being immunized.
You should consider getting vaccinated:
- if you live with someone who has hepatitis B;
- if you have unprotected sex with multiple partners;
- if you’re exposed to blood because of dialysis, your occupation,
or injection drug
use, or
- if you wish to be protected from this disease.
If you want to be vaccinated or have questions, talk to your doctor.
Be sure to join us next week on A Minute of Health with CDC.
To access the most accurate and relevant health information that affects you,
your
family, and your community, please visit www.cdc.gov.
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