The hepatitis B virus causes a liver infection that, if left untreated, can be fatal (HBV). The entire world's health is jeopardized. It can result in a long-term infection and an increased risk of dying from cirrhosis or liver cancer. You can get a vaccine that protects against ...
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Hepatitis B virus(HBV), a member of theHepadnaviridaefamily, is an enveloped virus that contains a circular partially double-stranded DNA genome that is 3.2 kb in length. The small genome consists of four overlapping reading frames.1,2Because the presence ofHBVis necessary for infection wit...
Hepatitis B Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a worldwide health issue for all populations, but the epidemiology, modes of transmission, clinical features, and natural progression of the disease are different in children. Because of these differences, monitoring and treatment decisions are ...
Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable infection caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). Over 150 million new infections of hepatitis A occur annually. HAV causes an acute inflammatory reaction in the liver that usually resolves spontaneously without chroni
Study suggests ‘high burden’ of global hepatitis B infection among PLWH A systematic review and meta-analysis published in Clinical Infectious Diseases suggests a high burden of hepatitis B infection among people living with HIV, with discrepancies that vary by region, level of development and the...
Men who have sex with men (MSM) bear a disproportionate burden of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections. We used serologic data from the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) system to determine the prevalence and correlates of HBV infection, immunization, and susceptibility in a sample of Lo...
Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection in Denmark Background: Denmark has a low incidence of acute hepatitis B (HBV) infections but the impact of an increasing number of immigrants with chronic HBV infecti... N Fisker,C Pedersen,M Lange,... - 《Journal of Clinical Virology the...
F. The chimpanzee model for hepatitis B virus infection. Cold Spring Harb. Perspect. Med. 5, a021469 (2015). PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Dupinay, T. et al. Discovery of naturally occurring transmissible chronic hepatitis B virus infection among Macaca fascicularis from Mauritius ...
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is known to cause chronic viral infection. About 350 million people have chronic infection and nearly 2 billion people are estimated to be infected globally. HBV infects through blood and semen causing chronic hepatitis, including liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular...