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Hepatitis B Vaccinations
The Broadmoor Medical Clinic can provide cost-effective Hepatitis B Vaccinations to your employees at our Colorado Springs location. We can also provide on-site Hep. B Clinics if you have a request for 20 or more employees. Please contact our clinic at 719-527-1728 or download a Hepatitis B Request Form and upon completion fax return to 719-527-1749.
What is hepatitis B?
Hepatitis B is caused by a virus that attacks the liver. The virus, which is called hepatitis B virus (HBV), can cause lifelong infection, cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure, and death.
How do you know if you have hepatitis B?
Only a blood test can tell for sure.
How is HBV spread?
HBV is spread when blood or body fluids from an infected person enters the body of a person who is not infected. For example, HBV is spread through having sex with an infected person without using a condom (the efficacy of latex condoms in preventing infection with HBV is unknown, but their proper use might reduce transmission), by sharing drugs, needles, or "works" when "shooting" drugs, through needle sticks or sharps exposures on the job, or from an infected mother to her baby during birth.
Hepatitis B is not spread through food or water, sharing eating utensils, breastfeeding, hugging, kissing, coughing, sneezing or by casual contact.
The text provided here is taken directly from http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/b/faqb.htm#gen
More information about the Hepatitis B Vaccine (pdf)