Supplemental Page:Immunizations BSU Student Health Service, Bemidji, Minnesota Hepatitis A, B, and C

TYPE	TRANSMISSION	INFECTION COMPLICATIONS	VACCINE AVAILABLE?
A	Having close personal contact with an infected person: Men having sex with men (fecal-oral) Illegal drug users Contaminated food or water	Severe liver infection (hepatitis) Sickness for up to 6 months	Yes
B	Getting infected blood or body fluid in an open cut (like during a fight) Getting tattoos and/or body piercings Passing it from mother to child during birth and after Sharing toothbrushes and/or razors Having unsafe sex Sharing needles and/or syringes Snorting cocaine	Severe liver infection (hepatitis) Long-term liver infection Cirrhosis Liver cancer	Yes
C	Sharing needles and/or syringes Contact with infected blood	Long-term liver infection Cirrhosis Liver cancer	No

KNOW HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF PLAY IT SAFE: DON'T do the things that would put you at risk! GET VACCINATED! There are vaccines to protect you against hepatitis A and hepatitis B You can get vaccinated against hepatitis A and B even if you have hepatitis C

DON'T TAKE THE RISK! TAKE THE VACCINE! Ask your nurse for the vaccine today

Information from KNOW YOUR RISK OR YOU MAY GET SICK, information page by SmithKline Beecham, May 2000 More detailed information and brochures available in Student Health Service Seek the advice of a medical care provider if you have any concerns about your own health Reviewed April 2005

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