Hepatitis B


Hepatitis B
What is hepatitis B? by Erich Rosenberger M.D. Hepatitis B is a member of a family of viruses which can cause damage to your liver. The hepatitis viruses are all very different from each other. The only thing they have in common is that they all affect the same organ - the liver. This article wi... More> Hepatitis B vaccine: How to prevent hepatitis B by Dr Pandula Siribaddana Hepatitis B is a virus which is the underlying cause for the hepatitis B infection in the liver. A person suffering from this infection can develop complications such as chronic liver disease, cirrhosis of the liver or else liver cancer. At the same... More>
	How hepatitis B vaccine can prevent hepatitis B infection by Prabhu Peiris Hepatitis B virus is one of the viruses which can cause hepatitis. The commonest way of transmission is vertical transmission from mother to child during the child birth, but the virus is not transmitted through breast feeding. Horizontal transmissi... More> Will hepatitis B vaccine cause hepatitis B infection? by Alison Bowler Hepatitis B is a serious, sometimes life threatening, viral infection of the liver. The Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) passes from one person to another via bodily fluids. Blood, semen, urine, vaginal secretions and even the tears of an infected person all... More>
How to prevent hepatitis B by Erich Rosenberger M.D. It is always better to prevent a disease if at all possible. Hepatitis B is no exception. Hepatitis B is a viral infection which causes damage to your liver. Prevention of hepatitis B involves avoiding exposure to the virus. To do this, it is import... More> What you should know about hepatitis B vaccine by Dr Pandula Siribaddana What is hepatitis B? Hepatitis B is a virus infection which affects the liver and can be considered a serious disease condition as it can lead to chronic liver diseases such as cirrhosis of the liver, cancers such as liver cell carcinoma and at time... More>
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