Hepatitis B is not spread through sneezing, coughing, hugging, or breastfeeding. Although the virus can be found in saliva, it is not believed to be spread through kissing or sharing utensils.

What are the chances of getting Hep B sexually?

Hepatitis B (HBV) is 50 to 100 times easier to transmit sexually than HIV ( the virus that causes AIDS). HBV has been found in vaginal secretions, saliva, and semen. Oral sex and especially anal sex, whether it occurs in a heterosexual or homosexual context, are possible ways of transmitting the virus.

How easily is hepatitis B transmitted?

You can get it if you have unprotected sex with someone who has it and your partners blood, saliva, semen, or vaginal secretions enter your body. Sharing needles. The virus spreads easily via needles and syringes contaminated with infected blood.

Is hepatitis B only sexually transmitted?

Is sex the only way I can get infected with hepatitis B? No. Hepatitis B is a sexually transmitted disease, but it is spread in other ways, too. This is a hardy virus that can exist on almost any surface for up to one month.

How did I get hepatitis B?

Hepatitis B is spread when blood, semen, or other body fluid infected with the hepatitis B virus enters the body of someone who is not infected. People can become infected with the virus from: Birth (spread from an infected mother to her baby during birth) Sex with an infected partner.