People with Chronic Hepatitis B

• Seek medical advice and regular monitoring to formulate the plan for investigation and treatment
• Quit alcohol and avoid over-the-counter medications that might cause damage to the liver
• Maintain a healthy lifestyle with balanced diet, adequate sleep and regular exercises. These help increase the body's resistance against diseases
• Practice 'Safer Sex', i.e. proper use of latex condom in sexual intercourse
• Disinfect items contaminated by blood or body fluids of infected persons: wear gloves and disinfect with household bleach
• Do not donate blood, sperm or other body organs. If you want to donate your organs after your death, you should write down on your organ donation card that you have CHB infection
• Do not share personal care items, such as toothbrush, razor and nail scissors
• Do not share needle or any other injecting equipment
• Handle open wounds with care and make sure they are properly bandaged

Hepatitis B is NOT spread through sneezing, coughing, hugging, or breastfeeding.

Because most people who have chronic hepatitis B do not have any symptoms, they can unknowingly pass the virus on to others. It is therefore important to make sure that your sex partners and close household contacts vaccinated against hepatitis B.

People who do not know if they have hepatitis B infection are recommended to take a blood test, which includes hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs). People found to be infected with HBV should seek medical consultation, while people found to be non-immune to HBV infection should receive vaccination as soon as possible, if necessary.