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What Does It Mean to be a Hepatitis B Carrier?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. It can be acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term) and may result in liver damage, failure, and even...
What to Do If Your Partner Has Hepatitis B
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHepatitis B (HBV) is a virus that causes inflammation and damage to the liver. It is transmitted through exposure to infected body fluids or from mother...
What Is Hepatitis?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHepatitis is inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis can be acute (sudden and severe) or chronic (persistent or recurrent). Symptoms of hepatitis may...
Is Hepatitis Contagious?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 months agoHow Do You Get Hepatitis A, B, and C? Medically reviewed by Renee Nilan, MD Hepatitis is swelling or inflammation of the liver, often caused by a viral...
CDC: All Adults Should Be Tested for Hepatitis B at Least Once in Their Lifetime
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance for hepatitis B testing. It...
Hepatitis B vs. Hepatitis C: What Are the Differences?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA viral hepatitis infection is an inflammation of the liver, resulting in liver damage. There are...
CDC Recommends All Adults Should Be Screened for Hepatitis B at Least Once
Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe CDC has updated its hepatitis B testing recommendations, encouraging individuals to be screened...
Hepatitis B vaccine target market changed due to new evidence, not profit | Fact check
USA TODAY· 9 months agoThe claim: Post implies newborns don't need hepatitis B vaccine A July 27 Instagram post (direct...
Understanding If There’s a Cure for Hepatitis B
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen news broke in 2014 that hepatitis C, a viral disease affecting the liver, could be cured thanks to a new class of direct-acting antiviral drugs,...
Signs and Symptoms of Acute and Chronic Hepatitis
Health via Yahoo News· 9 months agoHepatitis (sometimes also called viral hepatitis) is a general term that describes the inflammation of the liver, which is an organ that helps get rid of...