Personal Testimonies

Adrian’s sister writes about her brother’s death and his siblings’ determination to educate the public about hepatitis B.

This is the Congressional testimony of a pharmacist who writes in favor of universal hepatitis B vaccination for U.S. infants and all children ages 0-18.

Details on the complications from shingles, including rash, eye or skin problems, scarring, nerve paralysis, pneumonia, encephalitis, and death.

Linda writes about her elderly friend’s illness with pneumococcal pneumonia.

Jamie Schanbaum lost her legs below the knee and her hands after a seven-month fight with bacterial meningitis.

U.S. Congressman John Joseph Moakley from Massachusetts was gravely ill with hepatitis B virus infection but fortunately received a successful liver transplant.

Recounting a young doctor’s death from hepatitis B-related liver cancer, the story is a tragic example of the consequence of inadequate medical attention to people with chronic hepatitis B.

Tetanus is far more than a “rusty nail” disease.

A medical student shares the details of her mother’s sudden death from hepatitis B.

No one should ever have to suffer through being infected with the hepatitis B virus—it is preventable with a series of three shots.

HPV vaccine has potential to reduce worldwide cancer deaths by more than 200,000.

Ramona, a grandmother, describes her family’s experience when her 6-month-old granddaughter contracted pertussis from her.

Dr. O’Brien wrote this gripping piece about the rapid deterioration in health of her patient Thomas, a 25-year-old graduate student suffering from acute hepatitis B infection.

A traveling filmmaker reflects on the high cost of hepatitis A virus infection.

This account of the Wise family exemplifies the toll undetected hepatitis B infection takes among Asian American/Pacific Islander immigrants and the serious consequences misinterpreted hepatitis B test results can have.

After tetanus killed a woman after fall in her garden, her daughter speaks out to raise awareness of what could happen if people are not immunized.