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Bookmark or Share- Hepatitis B: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment - Cleveland ClinicHepatitis B is one of five viruses that can infect your liver, causing inflammation. It’s spread through bodily fluids. Most people only have a brief, acute infection. But for some people, it becomes chronic. A chronic infection can do serious long-term damage to your liver. Hepatitis B is preventable with a vaccine, but it has no cure.
- Hepatitis B - FAQs, Statistics, Data, & Guidelines | CDCLast Reviewed: March 9, 2023. Source: Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. Hepatitis B is a vaccine-preventable liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). HBV information for both the public and health professionals.
- Hepatitis B - WikipediaHepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) that affects the liver; it is a type of viral hepatitis. It can cause both acute and chronic infection. Many people have no symptoms during an initial infection.
- What is Hepatitis B - FAQ | CDCHepatitis B is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus. Some people with hepatitis B are sick for only a few weeks (known as “acute” infection), but for others, the disease progresses to a serious, lifelong illness known as chronic hepatitis B.
- What should I know about hepatitis B? | CDCHepatitis B is serious, but treatments are available. Left untreated, nearly 1 in 4 people living with hepatitis B develop serious liver problems, even liver cancer. In fact, hepatitis B-related liver cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths among Asian Americans.
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