 | Hepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) that affects the liver; it is a type of viral hepatitis. It can cause both acute... 84 KB (9,293 words) - 02:23, 8 April 2024 |
 | Hepatitis B vaccine is a vaccine that prevents hepatitis B. The first dose is recommended within 24 hours of birth with either two or three more doses... 57 KB (5,164 words) - 14:40, 9 April 2024 |
 | non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Hepatitis A and E are mainly spread by contaminated food and water. Hepatitis B is mainly sexually transmitted, but... 164 KB (16,800 words) - 20:24, 30 April 2024 |
 | Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a partially double-stranded DNA virus, a species of the genus Orthohepadnavirus and a member of the Hepadnaviridae family of... 56 KB (6,786 words) - 13:19, 15 March 2024 |
 | Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that primarily affects the liver; it is a type of viral hepatitis. During the... 107 KB (11,769 words) - 19:31, 25 January 2024 |
 | Combined hepatitis A and B vaccine, is used to provide protection against hepatitis A and hepatitis B. It is given by injection into muscle. It is used... 11 KB (852 words) - 21:39, 20 December 2023 |
Hepatitis D is a type of viral hepatitis caused by the hepatitis delta virus (HDV). HDV is one of five known hepatitis viruses: A, B, C, D, and E. HDV... 50 KB (5,940 words) - 02:50, 28 February 2024 |
 | types of hepatitis can be prevented or treated. Hepatitis A and hepatitis B can be prevented by vaccination. Effective treatments for hepatitis C are available... 26 KB (2,543 words) - 14:04, 10 April 2024 |
 | Hepatitis E is inflammation of the liver caused by infection with the hepatitis E virus (HEV); it is a type of viral hepatitis. Hepatitis E has mainly... 59 KB (6,387 words) - 00:24, 25 April 2024 |
 | and liver biopsy. Hepatitis B vaccine can prevent hepatitis B and the development of cirrhosis, but no vaccination against hepatitis C is available. No... 107 KB (11,119 words) - 05:17, 25 April 2024 |
Window period (section Hepatitis B) and interpretation. Two periods may be referred to as window period in hepatitis B infection: [citation needed] (1) the period that elapses during HBsAg... 3 KB (366 words) - 04:17, 22 January 2022 |
DTaP-IPV-HepB vaccine is a combination vaccine whose generic name is diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed, hepatitis B (recombinant)... 15 KB (1,395 words) - 13:39, 30 December 2023 |
 | Needlestick injury (section Hepatitis B) of infection from disease-causing pathogens, such as the hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Among... 51 KB (5,886 words) - 15:24, 25 April 2024 |
 | Nitazoxanide (section Chronic hepatitis B) has shown preliminary evidence of efficacy in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B over a one-year course of therapy. Nitazoxanide 500 mg twice daily resulted... 31 KB (2,973 words) - 05:59, 8 April 2024 |
exposure to blood-borne diseases from injections, particularly hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is to... 16 KB (1,378 words) - 03:10, 23 March 2024 |
 | Emtricitabine/tenofovir (section Hepatitis B) are advised to discuss any history of bone issues, kidney issues, or hepatitis B infection with their health care provider. Effectiveness of PrEP for... 28 KB (2,304 words) - 23:29, 30 March 2024 |
 | Hepatitis A vaccine is a vaccine that prevents hepatitis A. It is effective in around 95% of cases and lasts for at least twenty years and possibly a person's... 19 KB (1,774 words) - 05:21, 3 February 2024 |
Hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) is a human immunoglobulin that is used to prevent the development of hepatitis B and is used for the treatment of acute... 8 KB (638 words) - 00:46, 31 December 2023 |
Post-exposure prophylaxis (section Hepatitis B) sexually transmitted diseases, testing for hepatitis B and C (nPEP is also effective against hepatitis B), and pregnancy tests for women of childbearing... 31 KB (3,344 words) - 03:03, 16 April 2024 |
 | HBsAg (redirect from Hepatitis B surface antigen) antigen) is the surface antigen of the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Its presence in blood indicates existing hepatitis B infection. The viral envelope of an... 4 KB (415 words) - 10:44, 11 February 2024 |
discovered in the stool of post-transfusion, non-hepatitis A, non-hepatitis B, non-hepatitis C, non-hepatitis E patients. Injection of these particles into... 3 KB (347 words) - 10:39, 12 January 2024 |
(February 2003). "Adefovir dipivoxil for the treatment of hepatitis B e antigen-positive chronic hepatitis B". The New England Journal of Medicine. 348 (9): 808–16... 13 KB (513 words) - 19:53, 29 April 2024 |
The Hepatitis B Foundation (HBF) is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a cure for hepatitis B and improving the lives of those already... 11 KB (1,338 words) - 14:57, 27 December 2022 |
 | infection by hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus, heavy alcohol consumption, and obesity. Viral infection by hepatitis B virus, or hepatitis C virus causes... 29 KB (2,820 words) - 23:48, 3 April 2024 |
 | viral hepatitis and alcohol are the main reason for seeking specialist advice. More than two billion people have been infected with hepatitis B virus... 12 KB (1,128 words) - 17:00, 28 October 2023 |
 | individuals could be infected. The major victims are the carriers of the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), who become superinfected by the HDV, and intravenous... 14 KB (1,809 words) - 15:50, 31 March 2024 |
Hepatitis B is endemic in China. Of the 350 million individuals worldwide infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV), one-third reside in China. As of... 23 KB (3,040 words) - 16:30, 1 February 2024 |
 | Booster dose (section Hepatitis B booster doses) hepatitis B booster dose. However, immuno-repressed individuals are advised to seek further screening to evaluate their immune response to hepatitis B... 18 KB (2,247 words) - 01:27, 14 February 2024 |
 | Hib vaccine (redirect from Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine) the diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis vaccine, and in combination with the hepatitis B vaccine, among others. All Hib vaccines that are currently used are conjugate... 24 KB (2,516 words) - 06:54, 5 January 2024 |
Wolf Szmuness (section Hepatitis B) conducted the trials for the first vaccine to prove effective against hepatitis B. Szmuness was born in Warsaw, Poland on 12 March 1919. He studied medicine... 5 KB (674 words) - 17:35, 21 May 2022 |