Hepatitis B Vaccine (Hep B Shot)

Hepatitis B is spread when bloody fluids from an infected person enter the body of uninfected and unvaccinated people. The transmission can be through:

• Birth
• Sexual intercourse
• Sharing syringes and needles
• Sharing personal items, such as toothbrushes and razors
• Direct contact with blood or open sores
• Exposure to infected blood through sharp items, like needles

Yes. A person can spread the hepatitis B virus and not know it because they don’t feel sick and they don’t look sick.

People who are at higher risk for hepatitis B are:

• Infants born to hepatitis B-positive mothers
• People who inject drugs
• Partners of hepatitis B-infected individuals
• People who engage in same-sex unprotected sex
• People living with someone with hepatitis B
• Health care workers who are often exposed to blood
• Dialysis patients

If you think you have been exposed to the hepatitis B virus, call or visit a healthcare provider immediately and get tested.

The hepatitis B virus can survive outside the body for a minimum of seven days. During that time, it can infect anyone exposed to it.

At Nao Medical, we accept most major insurance plans, but in order to know if your plan covers the test, we would need to run your insurance and this can only be done at the beginning of your visit. If you would like to know ahead of time, please call the number on the back of your insurance card so a representative may let you know which coronavirus test is covered by your insurance plan.