Catching HBV early can make a world of difference. Medical professionals typically use blood tests that check for signs of ...

While acute hepatitis B infection is often resolved by the immune system, CHB occurs when the body's defences are unable to ...

Hepatitis B doesn't only affect adults. Babies can get it from their mothers at birth, as well as from others who are ...

Hepatitis can damage your liver for years without symptoms. Learn how these viruses spread—and what truly protects your liver ...

 While hepatitis A and E cause an acute form of the disease, hepatitis B and C lead to chronic liver disease including cirrhosis and even liver cancer. On World Liver Day, April 19, here's ...

HBsAg is the hallmark of HBV infection and is the first serological marker to appear in acute hepatitis B. Most patients recovering from acute hepatitis B clear HBsAg within 4-6 months after onset ...

Some people develop symptoms soon after hepatitis B infection, known as the acute phase. These can include the following: A minority of people may develop severe symptoms during acute hepatitis B ...

In rare cases, hepatitis B has been known to spread from a health-care worker to a patient during certain medical procedures. This is when the health-care worker may injure themselves and expose their ...

led to a hepatitis B vaccine and culminated in the Nobel prize. During this time, I had developed a panel of sera consisting of duplicate coded samples that had been proved to be infectious in the ...

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The health ministry confirmed Japan’s first suspected case of acute child hepatitis of unknown origin, a mysterious ailment that has been reported in many children in Britain, Spain and elsewhere.

A hepatitis B health alert has been issued to hundreds of mums and children who were admitted to the Nepean Hospital Birth Unit between 2013 and 2024. A health alert was issued after NSW Health ...