H-B is bad but treatable. I didn’t say curable. Preventable? Yes. Curable, no. H-C. No matter if you receive treatment or not (interferon, steroids etc) you will both live the same number of years.. Most individuals have it for 20+ years and do fine.
The only treatment when I had it (have it?) was rest. And the fates deemed I not get the prescribed rest. But I was back in action after six weeks.
I don't know about that. I wasn't at risk for contracting HBV but got it anyway. Probably in visiting a hospital.