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Digestive System Diseases > Liver Diseases > Hepatitis > Hepatitis, Viral, Human > Hepatitis B
Infections > Virus Diseases > Hepatitis, Viral, Human > Hepatitis B
Infections > Communicable Diseases > Blood-Borne Infections > Hepatitis B
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Disease Attributes > Communicable Diseases > Blood-Borne Infections > Hepatitis B
Infections > Virus Diseases > DNA Virus Infections > Hepadnaviridae Infections > Hepatitis B

Preferred term

Hepatitis B  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Note

  • chronic = HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 77; was HEPATITIS, HOMOLOGOUS SERUM 1963-76

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006509

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