19/05/2025
"Healthy liver, Healthy you."
Hepatitis B is caused by the hepatitis B virus. It can happen through exposure to infected blood and other bodily fluids in the following situations:
• Sharing needles and other injecting drug equipment
• Sharing razors, toothbrushes or nail clippers
• Sexual contact (either heterosexual or homosexual)
• Tattooing with unsterilised needles and equipment
• Close family contact with someone who has hepatitis B