(2018) Hepatitis B Vaccine, April 30, 2018. Public Health, Department of (Health and Human Services, Department of)
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Abstract
Hepatitis B is a serious disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). HBV attacks the liver and can lead to death from liver failure and liver cancer. Hepatitis B can be spread from an infected mother to her child at birth. Most newborns who become infected with HBV do not get sick at first, but they have a 90 percent chance of developing lifelong infection. Hepatitis B is preventable with a very safe and effective vaccine. You can protect your baby by making sure hepatitis B vaccine is given soon after birth.
| Item Type: | Departmental Report |
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| Keywords: | Hepatitis B, Healthcare, Public Health |
| Subjects: | Health and medicine Health and medicine > Diseases Health and medicine > Public health |
| ID Code: | 32823 |
| Deposited By: | Margaret Barr |
| Deposited On: | 26 Jun 2020 13:56 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jun 2020 13:56 |
| URI: | https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/32823 |