a viral liver disease that may be acute or chronic, and can be life-threatening. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, malaise, nausea and jaundice. Some individuals are chronic asymptomatic carriers; chronic hepatitis B may result in liver cirrhosis and/or cancer. The hepatitis B virus (HBV) can be transmitted by sexual contact, shared needles or contaminated blood products. Interferon-alpha is used as a treatment; a 3-dose anti-HBV vaccine is available.
HEPATITIS B
Meaning of HEPATITIS B in English
AIDS English Glossary. Английский словарь СПИДа. 2012