Hepatitis B is spread thru blood, semen, or other body fluids with the hepatitis B virus. A person may acquire the infection thru the following activities:
- Birth (spread from a hepatitis B positive mother to her baby)
- Sex with an infected partner
- Sharing needles, syringes, or other drug-injection equipment with an infected person
- Sharing razors, nail clippers/manicure or pedicure paraphernalia or toothbrushes with an infected person
- Direct contact with the blood or open wounds of an infected person
- Exposure to blood from needlesticks or other sharp instruments
