For Hepatitis B we have terms and definitions in 13 topics. The topics are Baby, Contraception, HIV and AIDs, Health, Hepatitis B, Immunization, Liver, Biliary and Pancreatic Di, Medical, Sex, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Travel, Medicine, Women's Health and Womens Health.

Hepatitis B (Baby)

A blood-borne virus (for which there is a vaccine) that affects primarily the liver and, like HIV, has few or no symptoms immediately after infection. It can be passed from mother to child during pregnancy, and can cause cirrhosis, chronic active hepatitis, and liver cancer.

Hepatitis B (Contraception)

An STD caused by a virus that infects the liver.

Hepatitis B (HIV and AIDs)

Caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Hepatitis B affects the liver and can cause serious liver damage. HBV infection can happen by coming into direct contact with the blood or body fluids of an infected person. As with HIV, you can become infected with HBV by having unprotected sex or sharing needles with an infected person.

Hepatitis B (Health)

A form of infectious hepatitis caused by the hepatitis B virus. Transmission of the hepatitis B virus occurs through blood and body fluid exposure such as blood semen, vaginal secretions, or saliva.

Hepatitis B (Hepatitis B)

Formerly called “serum hepatitis”, it is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Approximately 10% of infected adults progress to chronic hepatitis B; 90% of newborns born to HBV infected women develop chronic infections; and young children have a 30-50% chance of developing a chronic infection. It is spread primarily through blood, unprotected sex, shared needles, and from an infected mother to her newborn during the delivery process. There is a safe vaccine for HBV.

Hepatitis B (Immunization)

A viral disease transmitted by infected blood or blood products, or thorugh unprotected sex with someone who is infected.

Hepatitis B (Liver, Biliary and Pancreatic Di)

A form of infectious hepatitis caused by the hepatitis B virus. Transmission of the hepatitis B virus occurs through blood and body fluid exposure such as blood, semen, vaginal secretions, or saliva.

Hepatitis B (Medical)

A form of hepatitis (generally more serious than hepatitis A) caused by the hepatitis B virus, which is transmitted through sexual contact or contact with infected blood or body fluids

Hepatitis B (Sex)

A virus that effects the liver that can be transmitted by anal intercourse or oral-anal sex.

Hepatitis B (Sexually Transmitted Diseases)

A sexually transmitted disease caused by a blood-borne VIRUS. It usually makes a person's liver swollen and sometimes their skin gets a yellow color. If it is untreated HEPATITIS B can cause cancer or severely damage a person's liver. There is no cure for HEPATITIS B, but there is a VACCINE that can prevent a person from getting it.

Hepatitis B (Travel, Medicine)

A form of infectious hepatitis caused by the hepatitis B virus. Transmission of the hepatitis B virus occurs through blood and body fluid exposure such as blood, semen, vaginal secretions, or saliva.

Hepatitis B (Women's Health)

A serious disease caused by a virus that attacks the liver. The virus, which is called hepatitis B virus (HBV), can cause lifelong infection, cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure, and death. You get hepatitis B by direct contact with the blood or body fluids of an infected person; for instance, you can become infected by having sex or sharing needles with an infected person. A baby can get hepatitis B from an infected mother during childbirth.

Hepatitis B (Womens Health)

A serious disease caused by a virus that attacks the liver. The virus, which is called hepatitis B virus (HBV), can cause lifelong infection, cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure, and death. You get hepatitis B by direct contact with the blood or body fluids of an infected person; for instance, you can become infected by having sex or sharing needles with an infected person. A baby can get hepatitis B from an infected mother during childbirth.

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