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Symptoms of acute Hepatitis B, if they appear, can include:

• Fever
• Fatigue
• Loss of appetite
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Abdominal pain
• Dark urine
• Clay-colored bowel movements
• Joint pain
• Jaundice (yellow color in the skin or the eyes)

On average, symptoms appear 90 days (or 3 months) after exposure, but they can appear any time between 6 weeks and 6 months after exposure.

• Serious diseases caused by a virus that attacks the liver that can cause cirrhosis (scarring), liver cancer,  liver failure, and death
• Infection is through infected blood, sexual contact, sharing needles, syringes, drug-injection equipment, unsterile equipment, razors or toothbrushes.  The virus can live on surfaces for several weeks.
• A vaccine is available to prevent infection of Hepatitis B.
• There is no vaccine for HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis C.
• Both Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C can remain dormant and asymptomatic for many years in yo

• An infectious agent that invades and disables a person鈥檚 immune system.
• Infection is through HIV鈥慽nfected blood , infectious body fluids such as semen and vaginal fluid, or injection drug use (sharing of contaminated syringes)
• There is no cure for HIV infection.
• Many people who are HIV-positive do not have any symptoms of HIV infection for many years

A severe, life-threatening allergic reaction is called anaphylaxis and can often lead to constricted airways in the lungs, severe lowering of blood pressure and shock (鈥渁naphylactic shock鈥�), and suffocation by swelling of the throat (鈥淔ood allergies: What,鈥� 2010).

This can lead to:

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