boyfriend's mother died of hepatitis b, can i get it?

Hello and welcome to e health forum.

Here are a few facts regarding Hepatitis B transmission and the risk factors associated with Hepatitis B infection.

Hepatitis B infection can be spread through having contact with the blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and ‎other body fluids of someone who already has a hepatitis B infection.‎

INFECTION CAN BE SPREAD THROUGH :
1. Blood transfusions (not common in the United States)‎
2. Direct contact with blood in health care settings
3. Sexual contact with an infected person
4. Tattoo or acupuncture with unclean needles or instruments
5. Shared needles during drug use
6. Shared personal items (such as toothbrushes, razors, and nail clippers) with an infected person
7. The hepatitis B virus can be passed to an infant during childbirth if the mother is infected.‎

Risk factors for hepatitis B infection include:‎
1. Being born, or having parents who were born in regions with high infection rates (including Asia, Africa, ‎and the Caribbean)‎
2. Being infected with HIV
3. Being on hemodialysis
4. Having multiple sex partners
5. Men having sex with men.

Unless your boyfriend had exposure via the above means, and had the above risk factors, it is unlikely that he might be infected too.

In case of doubt, he can get tested for hepatitis B serology testing, which can clear all your doubts.

thanks a lot sir.it was a great help..my boyfriend didnot have exposure by the adove mentioned ways..his mother aquaried that disease in her late 40s and also had severe jaundice so she died..thanks again.