A nasty bug which infects the liver and is passed on through bodily fluids. Look out for flu-like symptoms, loss of appetite, nausea, diarrhoea, stomach pain and yellow skin and eyes.
In 2019 around 820,000 people died as a result of hepatitis B (liver cirrhosis, liver carcinoma). 1
Hepatitis B is found in every country, but the risk is higher in South America, Africa, Russia and Asia (see map).2
Yellowing of the eyes and skin (jaundice), dark urine, extreme fatigue, nausea, vomiting and pain in the abdomen.1