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Hepatitis B : Causes

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Hepatitis B
The hepatitis B virus spreads through blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and other body fluids. Infection can occur if you have:.Blood transfusions Contact with blood in health care settings Had direct contact with the blood of an infected person by to...
Source:ADAM
Date:February 21, 2009
Hepatitis B
With the exception of HBV, all the common viruses that cause hepatitis are known as RNA viruses because they contain ribonucleic acid or RNA as their genetic material. HBV is the only deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA virus that is a major cause of he...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Hepatitis B
It replicates in the liver, and virus particles are shed in large amounts into the blood. The blood of infected individuals is thus highly infectious.Hepatitis B has a wide range of symptoms.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health

Specific Causes Articles

Hepatitis B Virus
Virus, also known as serum hepatitis virus, that may lead to chronic infection of the liver in unvaccinated children.Hepatitis B virus(HBV) causes serious illnesses, notably chronic infection of the liver or liver cancer, especially if the virus i...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
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