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Of the three types of hepatitis covered in this website, hepatitis B is seen as more dangerous than hepatitis A but not as serious as hepatitis C.
Most people who get it will recover and don’t stay infectious. But up to 1 in 10 of those infected don’t get rid of the hepatitis B virus, stay infectious to others and run the risk of liver disease. About 1% of people who get hepatitis B die from it.
Often people get infected without realising because they don’t notice any symptoms or they get mild symptoms which they think are something like flu.
Hepatitis B can make you feel very ill for weeks or months. So because gay and bisexual men are at higher risk of getting the infection, it makes sense to be vaccinated.
The main ways the hepatitis B virus spreads in the UK is during sex or anything that involves contact with other people’s blood (like sharing drug injecting equipment).
Do you have a question about Hepatitis B that is not answered on this website? Try www.britishlivertrust.org.uk, www.hepb.org.uk or www.hepbsafe.com.
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