people contracting Hepatitis B likely to have HIV ?

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No. Even though Hepatitis B and AIDS both can be transmitted through exposure to bodily fluids containing the virus. This includes unprotected sexual contact, blood transfusions, re-use of contaminated needles and syringes, vertical transmission from mother to child during childbirth, and so on they are not related.

Hepatitis B is one of a few known non-retroviral viruses which employ reverse transcription as part of its replication process. Other viruses which use reverse transcription include HTLV or HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, but HIV and hepatitis B are not related. Hepatitis B's genome is DNA, and reverse transcription is one of the latter steps in making new viral particles, whereas HIV has an RNA genome and reverse transcription is one of the first steps in replication.

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No that's not true.

yes, people who have hepatitis also have aids

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1. If someone has full blown AIDs then their body will be less able to fight off a Hepatitis infection

2. The fact that someone has hepatitis implies that they've had unprotected sex with people, if this is the case then the chance that they've picked up some other STD (like HIV or Chlamydia) is also greater.

Apart from that, there is no real connection between the two diseases.

Hep B and HIV are two totally different diseases.

Anyone can contract either disease. That is why people are immunised against Hep B and educated against the risks and ways the diseases are contracted.

People with low immune systems are more at risk of catching things if they come into regular contact with people, for eg Hep C through an infected persons saliva or sweat, urine, faeces, for eg HIV through blood or seminal fluids.

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