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[Chamchiman]

[waltjocketty]

Don't worry about washing your hands. You're NOT gonna get hep B from not washing your hands. You might get the flu or a cold, but:

Hepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by a virus that is spread through blood. It is not spread through casual contact. You cannot get hepatitis B from the air, hugging, touching, sneezing, coughing, toilet seats or doorknobs. The most common way hepatitis B is passed to others include the following routes of transmission:

* Direct contact with blood or infected bodily fluids
* Unprotected sex with an infected partner
* Shared or re-used needles (for example, sharing needles for illegal drugs or re-using needles that are not properly sterilized for acupuncture, tattoos, or ear/body piercing)
* From an infected mother to her newborn baby during delivery (this is the most common route of infection among Asians)

[jajdude]

I got vaccinated for hep A, B, C, and XYZ I guess years ago at Asan hospital in Songpa Gu. I think there is a "sticky" post in the general forum that gives solid info on hospitals.

[Chamchiman]