hepatitis B

noun

: an acute or chronic hepatitis that is caused by a DNA virus (species Hepatitis B virus of the genus Orthohepadnavirus, family Hepadnaviridae), is marked chiefly by fatigue, fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, darkened urine, jaundice, and joint pain but may be asymptomatic, and is transmitted especially by contact with infected blood (as by transfusion or by sharing contaminated needles in illicit intravenous drug use) or by contact with other infected bodily fluids (such as semen)

Note: The acute form of hepatitis B, a mild illness lasting several weeks to months, may progress to long-term or chronic infection often leading to liver damage, liver failure, or liver cancer.

called also serum hepatitis

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Of course, there are various hepatitis viruses that can cause hepatitis such as the hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D, and hepatitis E viruses.

Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 The biotech industry, and humanity in general, have benefited greatly from Dr. Schekman's discoveries, including, of course, providing a third of the world's insulin supply and the most common hepatitis B vaccine.

Mark Murphy, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 An example of this is the remarkably successful US program to curb hepatitis B with a comprehensive three-vaccine series.

Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 24 Dec. 2021 My aunt, a former family physician in the Washington, D.C., area, slowly died from liver failure after contracting hepatitis B through an accidental needle stick in the nineteen-eighties.

Atul Gawande, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021 In recent years, as genetic technologies have advanced, researchers have begun to investigate a handful of other infection-resistance mutations against other pathogens, among them hepatitis B virus and rotavirus.

Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 25 July 2022 Protein subunit vaccines like Novavax's have been widely used for decades starting with a successful hepatitis B vaccine over 30 years ago.

Grady Mcgregor, Fortune, 20 July 2022 But even though this affects all intramuscular vaccines, including flu shots and hepatitis B vaccines, no one knows exactly how much protection people lose with a too-short needle.

Sarah Stark, SELF, 6 June 2022 Researchers hoped this drug would bring relief to patients with chronic hepatitis B, and evidence from woodchucks, rats and mice only bolstered expectations of safety and efficacy.

Jim Corbett, Forbes, 26 May 2022 See More

单词	hepatitis B
释义	hepatitis B noun : an acute or chronic hepatitis that is caused by a DNA virus (species Hepatitis B virus of the genus Orthohepadnavirus, family Hepadnaviridae), is marked chiefly by fatigue, fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, darkened urine, jaundice, and joint pain but may be asymptomatic, and is transmitted especially by contact with infected blood (as by transfusion or by sharing contaminated needles in illicit intravenous drug use) or by contact with other infected bodily fluids (such as semen) Note: The acute form of hepatitis B, a mild illness lasting several weeks to months, may progress to long-term or chronic infection often leading to liver damage, liver failure, or liver cancer. called also serum hepatitis Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Of course, there are various hepatitis viruses that can cause hepatitis such as the hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D, and hepatitis E viruses. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 The biotech industry, and humanity in general, have benefited greatly from Dr. Schekman's discoveries, including, of course, providing a third of the world's insulin supply and the most common hepatitis B vaccine. Mark Murphy, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 An example of this is the remarkably successful US program to curb hepatitis B with a comprehensive three-vaccine series. Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 24 Dec. 2021 My aunt, a former family physician in the Washington, D.C., area, slowly died from liver failure after contracting hepatitis B through an accidental needle stick in the nineteen-eighties. Atul Gawande, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021 In recent years, as genetic technologies have advanced, researchers have begun to investigate a handful of other infection-resistance mutations against other pathogens, among them hepatitis B virus and rotavirus. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 25 July 2022 Protein subunit vaccines like Novavax's have been widely used for decades starting with a successful hepatitis B vaccine over 30 years ago. Grady Mcgregor, Fortune, 20 July 2022 But even though this affects all intramuscular vaccines, including flu shots and hepatitis B vaccines, no one knows exactly how much protection people lose with a too-short needle. Sarah Stark, SELF, 6 June 2022 Researchers hoped this drug would bring relief to patients with chronic hepatitis B, and evidence from woodchucks, rats and mice only bolstered expectations of safety and efficacy. Jim Corbett, Forbes, 26 May 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1971, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition hepatitis B noun -ˈbē : an acute or chronic hepatitis that is caused by a double-stranded DNA virus (species Hepatitis B virus of the genus Orthohepadnavirus, family Hepadnaviridae), is marked chiefly by fatigue, fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, darkened urine, jaundice, and joint pain but may be asymptomatic, and is transmitted especially by contact with infected blood (as by transfusion or by sharing contaminated needles in illicit intravenous drug use) or by contact with other infected body fluids (as semen) Note: The acute form of hepatitis B, a mild illness lasting several weeks to months, may progress to long-term or chronic infection often leading to liver damage, liver failure, or liver cancer. called also serum hepatitis
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hepatitis B

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