How Can I Lower My Chances of Getting Hepatitis?
How Can I Lower My Chances of Getting Hepatitis?Answer: The best way to keep from getting hepatitis A and B is to get a vaccine. The hepatitis A vaccine is given in two doses, 6 months apart. The hepatitis B vaccine is given through 3 injections over 6 months. Babies should get the hepatitis B vaccine in three injections as well – within 12 hours after birth, at age 1 to 2 months, and between ages 6 and 18 months. To keep from getting hepatitis B, C, and D through sexual contact: • The best way to prevent hepatitis B, C, and D and any STD is to practice abstinence (don’t have sex). Delaying having sex for the first time is another way to reduce your chances of getting an STD. Studies show that the younger people are when having sex for the first time, the more likely it is that they will get an STD. The risk of getting an STD also becomes greater over time, as the number of a person’s sex partners increases. • Have a sexual relationship with one partner who doesn’t have any STDs, where
