hepatitis b

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{i} hepatitis caused by the hepatitis B virus and transmitted through blood and other bodily fluids (can also be transmitted by sexual contact, injection of infected blood)
An infection of the liver that is caused by a DNA virus, is transmitted by contaminated blood or blood derivatives in transfusions, by sexual contact with an infected person, or by the use of contaminated needles and instruments. The disease has a long incubation and symptoms that may become severe or chronic, causing serious damage to the liver. Also called serum hepatitis
Formerly called ãserum hepatitisä, 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 A safe vaccine for HBV is available
A type of hepatitis that is carried and passed to others through the blood or sexual contact
a virus transmitted through blood and other body fluids All blood units that test positive for Hepatitis B are destroyed and the blood donor is permanently deferred from donating blood Blood collection centers began testing all units of blood for Hepatitis B virus in the early 1970s
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an acute (sometimes fatal) form of viral hepatitis caused by a DNA virus that tends to persist in the blood serum and is transmitted by sexual contact or by transfusion or by ingestion of contaminated blood or other bodily fluids
"Hepatitis B" XE "Hepatitis B" \b  is a serious disease that can cause liver failure and liver cancer, spread through the exchange of bodily fluid, primarily through sexual intercourse with infected partners, unscreened blood transfusions, and through usage of an infected needle   Hepatitis B is found throughout the world, but the highest risk areas are tropical areas of Africa and South America, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic
Hepatitis caused by the Hepatitis B virus
hep B
Turkish - English
(Tıp) Genellikle seksüel ilişki ve kan nakli,veya bebeğe doğumda anneden bulaşan bir virüs.Diğer bir şekilde de önceden enfekte olmuş birinin kullandığı iğne kulanıldığında bulaşır. Hepatitis B çok yaygın ve AIDS virüsünden de çok kolayca yayılan, siroz ve karaciğer kanserine de yol açabilen bir virüstür
hepatitis b

    Hyphenation

    hep·a·ti·tis b

    Turkish pronunciation

    hepıtaytıs bi

    Pronunciation

    /ˌhepəˈtītəs ˈbē/ /ˌhɛpəˈtaɪtəs ˈbiː/
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