Hepatitis B Guide

Hepatitis B Guide: Testing, treatment and staying healthy

About this resource
This guide is to help you understand the process from being tested for hepatitis B
(often called hep B) to living well with chronic (life-long) hep B. It is designed to
help people who are at risk of, or have been recently diagnosed with hep B. Translations available below.

Guide To Hepatitis B

Guide to Hepatitis B (Translations)

Hep B Guide (Khmer)

Hep B Guide (Italian)

Hep B Guide (Simplified Chinese)

Hep B Guide (Korean)

Hep B Guide (Vietnamese)

Updated 21 May 2020

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