| LiverAtlas Disease ID | HuLDi00022 |
| Name | Hepatitis B |
| Description | Hepatitis B is one type of hepatitis-a liver disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Hepatitis B spreads by contact with an infected person's blood, semen or other body fluid. An infected woman can give hepatitis B to her baby at birth. If you get HBV, you may feel as if you have the flu, or you may have no symptoms at all. A blood test can tell if you have it. HBV usually gets better on its own after a few months. If it does not get better, it is called chronic HBV, which lasts a lifetime. Chronic HBV can lead to scarring of the liver, liver failure or liver cancer. There is a vaccine for HBV. It requires three shots. All babies should get the vaccine, but older children and adults can get it too. If you travel to countries where Hepatitis B is common, you should get the vaccine. | Xref: UMLS2011AA:C0019163 |
| Definition | 1.INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans caused by a member of the ORTHOHEPADNAVIRUS genus, HEPATITIS B VIRUS. It is primarily transmitted by parenteral exposure, such as transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products, but can also be transmitted via sexual or intimate personal contact. | Xref: MeSH2011_6_17:D006509 |
| 2.hepatitis caused by hepatitis B virus; one method of transmission is by transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products. | Xref: UMLS2011AA:C0019163 |
| 3.A viral infection caused by the hepatitis B virus. | Xref: UMLS2011AA:C0019163 |
|
| Synonym | Hepatitis B | EXACT | Xref: MeSH2011_6_17:D006509 |
| hepatitis B | EXACT | Xref: HumanDO2011_6_18:DOID:2043 |
| Serum hepatitis | RELATED | Xref: MTHICD9_2006:070.3 |
|
| Xref | Clinical Hepatology,2004.Page 341 |
| HumanDO2011_6_18:DOID:2043 |
| MeSH2011_6_17:D006509 |
| Schiff's Diseases of the LIVER,10ed:Chapter 29 |
|
| Genetics Relation | Gene/Protein/Pathway |
| Gene:A2M |
Gene:NAT1 | Gene:NAT2 | Gene:NAT2 | Gene:AAMP | Gene:ABCB7 | Gene:ACTA2 | | more... |
