Hepatitis B: A Killer With Little Warning

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Hepatitis B: A Killer With Little Warning

Hepatitis B: The Real Killer Is SilenceIn Tell Me More’s “Behind Closed Doors†segment today, Michel talked about a “silent disease†– one with symptoms you can’t see or feel.Until it’s too late. And “too late†means liver failure or liver cancer – two conditions that Hepatitis B can lead to, if it goes untreated.The Centers for Disease Control report that Hepatitis B affects more than a million people in the US.Half of those diagnosed with chronic Hepatitis B are Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and most were infected before

arriving to the U.S.Wait … what?That was my immediate reaction. It was unnerving news for me because I was born in Vietnam and came to the US in the early 1990s.So, I’m very vulnerable. And very embarrassed.Why did I not know about something so widespread in my ethnic community, until now? Probably because no one really talked about it.Visit NPR for Complete Article and Interveiw..............................

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