Oct 4, 2024 · Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For most people, hepatitis B is short term, also called acute. Acute hepatitis B lasts less than six months. But for others, the infection lasts more than six months and is called chronic.

Mar 7, 2025 · La hepatitis B es una infección hepática grave causada por el virus de la hepatitis B. En la mayoría de las personas, la hepatitis B es de corta duración, que también se denomina aguda. La hepatitis B aguda dura menos de seis meses.

Oct 4, 2024 · Diagnosis involves the steps that your healthcare professional takes to find out if you have hepatitis B. Your healthcare professional gives you a physical exam and looks for symptoms of liver damage. These symptoms can include yellowing skin and stomach pain. Tests that can help diagnose hepatitis B or its complications are:

Mar 1, 2025 · Immunization against hepatitis B disease is recommended for all newborn babies, infants, children, and adolescents up to 19 years of age. It is also recommended for adults who live in areas that have a high rate of hepatitis B disease or who may be at increased risk of infection from hepatitis B virus.

Feb 1, 2025 · Hepatitis B immune globulin (Human) injection is used to prevent hepatitis B from occurring again in HBsAg-positive liver transplant patients who have had liver transplants. This medicine also helps keep you from getting sick if you have been exposed to hepatitis B virus.

Hepatitis A and hepatitis B combination vaccine is used to prevent infection caused by all known subtypes of the hepatitis A and hepatitis B virus. The vaccine works by causing your body to produce its own protection (antibodies) against the disease.

Feb 1, 2025 · Hepatitis B vaccine is used to prevent infection caused by all known subtypes of the hepatitis B virus. This vaccine is to be given by or under the direct supervision of your doctor.

Jan 22, 2024 · The hepatitis B vaccine is recommended for: Newborns; Children and adolescents not vaccinated at birth; People who live with someone who has hepatitis B; People with chronic liver disease or end-stage kidney disease; Adults ages 19–59; Adults, 60 and older, with or without known risk factors for hepatitis B infection; People who have not ...

Aug 23, 2023 · Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes liver swelling, called inflammation. Hepatitis C can lead to serious liver damage. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) spreads through contact with blood that has the virus in it.

Ongoing viral hepatitis (hepatitis B, C and D). Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease — formerly called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease — a condition in which fat builds up in the liver. Hemochromatosis, a condition that causes iron buildup in the body.