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Hepatitis B
A community portal about Hepatitis B with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Hepatitis B is a disease of the liver caused by the Hepatitis B virus, a member of the Hepadnavirus family and one of several unrelated... [more]
A community portal about Hepatitis B with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Hepatitis B is a disease of the liver caused by the Hepatitis B virus, a member of the Hepadnavirus family and one of several unrelated viral species which cause viral hepatitis. It was originally known as "serum hepatitis" and has caused current epidemics in parts of Asia and Africa. Hepatitis B is recognized as endemic in China and various other parts of Asia. The proportion of the world's population currently infected with the virus is 3 to 6%, but up to a third have been exposed. Symptoms of the acute illness caused by the virus include liver inflammation, vomiting, jaundice, and rarely, death. Chronic hepatitis B may cause liver cirrhosis which may then lead to liver cancer. The hepatitis B virus is the second most prevalent cause of cancer in humans after Tobacco smoke.
IntroductionThere seem to be no published data concerning the clinical impact of populations of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the hepatic and extrahepatic compartments of HIV-infected people with severe acute hepatitis.Case presentationA 26-year-old Caucasian man presenting to our hospital with clinical symptoms suggesting acute hepatitis was found to have an acute hepatitis B profile upon admission. He developed fatal fulminant hepatitis and was...
- Jeff Caballero New Vice-Chair of National Hepatitis Roundtable (asianweek.com)
- Noninvasive Breath Test Predicts Survival in Patients with Viral Hepatitis (rss.prnewswire.com)
SAN FRANCISCO - In her first public appearance since the health care reform bill rollout last Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi addressed the need for community-based health care reform in a press conference at the Chinese Hospital on Oct. 31, highlighting the San Francisco Hep B Free campaign as a model for the nation.
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- Brown & Toland Supports Fight Against Hepatitis B (earthtimes.org)
The hepatitis B vaccine - given to protect against infection by a virus that can cause severe liver damage and cancer - may protect for more than two decades, according to a new study. Source: Reuters Health
Related MedlinePlus Topics: Childhood Immunization, Hepatitis B
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- How long does hepatitis B vaccine protection last? (reuters.com)
Health Matters : What are the Symptoms of Hepatitis ?PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)Sometimes, there is an alteration in the sense of smell and taste. Both viral hepatitis and hepatitis caused by toxins or drugs produce right upper ...and more »
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The number of people in Australia with chronic hepatitis B infection (HBV) is predicted to increase markedly over the next decade, according to a new report released by the Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health (ACERH) at The Australian National University (ANU).
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- Assessing The National Burden Of Hepatitis B, Australia (medicalnewstoday.com)
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