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That they can be treated! But to avoid health consequences, one needs to know if one is get infected. People with hepatitis B, hepatitis C or become infected with HIV may ignore it and find out after many years^1-3.
Instead, it is important to know as early as possible because today there are therapies that prevent these diseases from progressing and worsening, as in the case of hepatitis B and HIV, and also allow one to be cured, as in the case of hepatitis C^1-3. Being treated also means not transmitting the disease to other people^1-3.

To know this, simply take the test. The test is quick: you get the results in a very short time. It is anonymous: only you will know the result of the test. It is free and, if necessary, you will be put directly in touch with the city hospital that will take care of you.

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The hepatitis B virus can most commonly be transmitted from mother to child at birth, through sexual intercourse and blood from infected persons². The infection is widespread throughout the world, with Africa and south-east Asia being the most common areas. Available therapies do not eliminate the virus, but avoid the serious consequences that can occur if the disease becomes chronic, such as cirrhosis and liver cancer². There is a vaccine that prevents infection and also protects against hepatitis Delta^2,4. Hepatitis Delta only occurs in patients with hepatitis B⁴. There are drugs that are also effective against this disease, which is considered the most severe form of chronic hepatitis⁴.

This is the virus that can cause AIDS, a serious infectious disease¹. HIV is transmitted through blood, semen, vaginal secretions and breast milk of infected people, at any age, and is capable of reducing the human defenses against other infections and diseases¹. There is no vaccine that protects against HIV but very effective drugs that block the virus¹; although treatment does not eliminate the virus from the body, those who take it regularly do not develop AIDS and do not transmit HIV to other people¹.

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