Hepatitis B Myths
Take this short true-false quiz to test your knowledge of hepatitis B. Simply click on either "true" or "false" and an explanation will appear in the text box below it.

Question 1
Patients infected with HBV who show no symptoms and have normal liver function tests are "healthy" carriers.

Question 2
Between 5% and 15% of all Asian and Pacific Islander Immigrants are hepatitis B carriers.

Question 3
A HBV carrier is less likely to have serious complications than people with chronic HBV.

Question 4
Hepatitis B is transmitted through eating contaminated food.

Question 5
Approximately one million people worldwide die from the disease.

Question 6
There is no way of preventing liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma, HCC).

Question 7
Once a person contracts Hepatitis B, liver cancer is inevitable.

Question 8
Liver cancer is caused by alcohol.

Question 9
A positive Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) test means the individual tested is a hepatitis B carrier.

Question 10
Children born to a mother who is a HBV carrier will always become a chronic HBV carrier.

Question 11
A booster shot of the HBV vaccine is recommended after the 3-dose vaccination series is completed.

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