What is hepatitis B, the virus at the centre of the recent hospital infection alert?
Hepatitis B can lead to liver disease. But we can prevent and manage this viral infection. Here’s what we know about the ...
Exploring Unmet Needs In Chronic Hepatitis B: Understanding The Disease, Its Impact And The Potential Of Functional Cure
While acute hepatitis B infection is often resolved by the immune system, CHB occurs when the body's defences are unable to ...
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Hepatitis B Vaccine Schedule: When to Get Vaccinated
It typically causes symptoms like stomach pain, dark urine, fatigue, fever, jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes), diarrhea, vomiting, and clay-colored stools. In rare cases, hepatitis B can ...
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Understanding Viral Hepatitis: A comprehensive overview
LATIFViral hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver caused by a viral infection, which can lead to serious health complications.In Ghana, as in many parts of the world, viral hepatitis remains a ...
Hepatitis B: A new rapid diagnostic test to halt mother-to-child transmission
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with Kumamoto University in Japan, have assessed a new rapid ...
Antiviral besifovir may be a safer alternative for long-term hepatitis B treatment
Hepatitis B is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), and long-term hepatitis B infections that last longer ...
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The Rising Burden of Hepatitis ‘B and C’: A public health concern
Hepatitis B and C still survive in the dark, driven by a lack of information, unhygienic medical procedures, and poor access to early diagnosis. In India alone, where close to 40 million people ...