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Abstract
INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans caused by a member of the ORTHOHEPADNAVIRUS genus, HEPATITIS B VIRUS. It is primarily transmitted by parenteral exposure, such as transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products, but can also be transmitted via sexual or intimate personal contact.
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- Hepatitis B Virus Infection
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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chronic = HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC
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77; was HEPATITIS, HOMOLOGOUS SERUM 1963-76
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Hepatitis B. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006509. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006509
- Hepatitis B. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis_B
- Hepatitis B. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6853