Author Nik: CaseyOllson
Name: Natalie Bonanski
While you may hear about it less often, hepatitis B is 50 to 100 times more infectious than HIV, the virus that is responsible for causing AIDS. Currently two billion hepatitis B cases exist and of all of these, 250 million are chronic.
Two billion people in the world have been infected with the HBV virus and 250 million are chronically infected according to the World Health Organization. If exposed to the hepatitis virus, it is very easy to become infected. To put this in perspective, HBV is actually more contagious than the virus that causes AIDS, HIV. In fact it is 50 to 100 times more infectious.
Annually, thousands of people in the United States perish in car accidents and many more are injured. If you survive the ordeal, do you know how to act later? Knowing what to do is essential because this can minimize injuries, keep costs down and hasten the repair process.
Arthritis is characterized by inflammation and joint pain and is not considered a single disease but rather a group of diseases. Different types of arthritis include lupus, gout, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Studies indicate that nearly a third of all families know someone with arthritis.