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But for others, the infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months. Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure ...
An injection of immunoglobulin (an antibody) given within 24 hours of exposure to the virus may help protect you from getting sick with hepatitis B. Because ...
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global health problem because individuals infected with the virus are at risk of chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and ...
Hepatitis A is a serious disease of the liver that can cause death. It is caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV), and is spread most often through infected ...
It cannot give you the hepatitis B virus (HBV) or the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HBV infection is a major cause of serious liver diseases, such as ...
Hepatitis B virus is an oncogenic virus that is the most common cause of hepatocellular carcinoma, with high prevalence rates of chronic infection in Africa and ...
Pregnant women who have hepatitis B infection or are carriers of hepatitis B virus can give the disease to their babies when they are born. These babies ...
Sexual partners of persons with hepatitis B. Persons who may be exposed to the virus by means of blood, blood products, or human bites, such as health care ...
The primary purpose of this study is to describe participants with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and identify factors that may cause the disease to activate ...
Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine (also known as DTP vaccine) combined with hepatitis B and poliovirus vaccine (also known as HepB and IPV) ...
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