Hepatitis B

Definition: Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B

Noun

1. 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.

Specialty Definitions: Hepatitis B

Domain	Definitions
Health	Hepatitis caused by hepatitis B virus. It may be transmitted by transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products. (references)
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Specialty Definition: Hepatitis B

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Originally known as serum hepatitis, Hepatitis B has only been recognized as such since World War II, and has caused current epidemics in parts of Asia and Africa. Hepatitis B is transmitted thorough sexual contact, and by injections transporting a virus-bearing serum, most often during blood transfusion and by contaminated needles and syringes.

Roughly 16-40% of sexual partners of individuals with hepatitis B will be infected through sexual contact.

The virus that causes hepatitis B is a member of the Hepadnavirus family and it is composed of an icosahedral nucleocapsid (core) enclosing a circular, double-stranded DNA genome. The virus is unique amongst the DNA viruses in that it uses a reverse transcriptase to generate the genomic DNA to deliver to its progeny. Additionally, the DNA genome is incomplete on one strand.

Hepatitis D infection requires a concomitant infection with hepatitis B.

Hepatitis B infection can lead to a chronic inflammation of the liver, leading to cirrhosis. This type of infection dramatically increases the incidence of liver cancer.

A recombinant vaccine to prevent hepatitis B is available. DISCLAIMER

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Synonym: Hepatitis B

Synonym: serum hepatitis (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Hepatitis B

English words defined with "hepatitis B": hepadnavirus, hepatitis C. (references)

Specialty definitions using "hepatitis B": Avihepadnavirus ♦ Hepadnaviridae, Hepatitis B Antibodies, Hepatitis B Antigens, Hepatitis B Core Antigens, Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin, Hepatitis B Surface Antigens, Hepatitis B Vaccine, Hepatitis B Vaccines, Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis B Virus, Duck, Hepatitis B Virus, Woodchuck, Hepatitis B, Chronic, Hepatitis D, Hepatitis D, Chronic, Hepatitis Delta Virus, Hepatitis E, Hepatitis, Chronic ♦ non-A non-B hepatitis ♦ Orthohepadnavirus. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Hepatitis B

Domain	Title
References	The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Hepatitis B (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Contagious and Non-Contagious Infectious Diseases Sourcebook: Basic Information About Contagious Diseases Like Measles, Polio, Hepatitis B, and infec (reference) Hepatitis B Virus: Selected Topics (Journal - Intervirology , Vol 38, No 1-2) (reference) Molecular Biology of the Hepatitis B Virus (reference) (more book examples)
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Photo Album: Hepatitis B

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	Pie chart showing causes of chronic liver disease in residents of Jefferson County, Alabama. Hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses contributed to the majority of cases of chronic liver disease in this population.Credit: CDC.		Transmission electron micrograph of hepatitis B virions, also known as Dane particles. Virus.Credit: CDC.
	Hepatitis B is a serious disease- : Visit your Health Clinic right away for the immunization shot to protect your child.Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Protect your newborn against hepatitis B.Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	Get the facts. Then get the vax. hepatitis B.Credit: National Library of Medicine.		It's Your Choice to Prevent Spread of AIDS and Hepatitis B.Credit: National Library of Medicine.
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Non-Fiction Usage: Hepatitis B

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Hepatitis B is a liver disease. (references)
		You can get the hepatitis B vaccine. (references)
		The hepatitis B vaccine is given through three shots. (references)
Business		About 15 to 20 percent of the population in Taiwan is estimated to carry the hepatitis B virus. (references)
		Chance of developing chronic liver diseases is higher in hepatitis C patients than hepatitis B patients. (references)
		In view of the seriousness of hepatitis B virus infection in Taiwan, hepatitis B vaccine has been in great demand. (references)
Human Rights	Portugal	In 1999 the health services director of the Bureau of Prisons reported that 7 out of every 10 convicts entering the prison system were infected with HIV, Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis C. An estimated 20 percent of the total prison population was infected with HIV. (references)
Indigenous People	Venezuela	High rates of cholera, hepatitis B, malaria, and other diseases plague their communities. (references)
Minorities	Greece	Research conducted in 2000 by the NGO Doctors of the World found that 98 percent of Roma in some camps were infected by hepatitis A, and 68 percent by hepatitis B. The rate of infection of other citizens is extremely low, since most are vaccinated. (references)
Travel	Turkey	Vaccines: Vaccines necessary for Turkey are all childhood immunizations, Typhoid, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis A (or Immune Globulin as an alternative). (references)
	Indonesia	Health: It is recommended that short term visitors to Indonesia receive the Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Typhoid vaccinations, in addition to all routine childhood immunizations before arrival. (references)
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Expressions: Hepatitis B

Expressions using "hepatitis B": Hepatitis B Antibodies ♦ Hepatitis B Antigens ♦ Hepatitis B Core Antigens ♦ Hepatitis B e Antigens ♦ Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin ♦ Hepatitis B Surface Antigens ♦ Hepatitis B Vaccine ♦ Hepatitis B Vaccines ♦ Hepatitis B Virus ♦ recombinant hepatitis B vaccine. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Hepatitis B

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
hepatitis b	1,559
hepatitis b vaccine	116
hepatitis b symptom	52
hepatitis b virus	52
hepatitis b treatment	46
hepatitis b c	44
hepatitis b information	34
hepatitis b vaccination	28
hepatitis b cure	24
hepatitis b picture	22
treat hepatitis b	18
hepatitis b shot	17
hepatitis b testing	13
hepatitis b carrier	13
chronic hepatitis b	13
hepatitis b immunization	12
hepatitis b core antibody	10
antibody for hepatitis b	8
hepatitis b vaccine side effects	8
hepatitis b surface antigen	8
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Modern Translations: Hepatitis B

Language		Translations for "hepatitis B"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Dutch		hepatitis B virus (hepatitis B virus). (various references)

French		hépatite virale B (serum hepatitis), hépatite d'inoculation (hepatitis, serum hepatitis), hépatite de la seringue (serum hepatitis), hépatite B (serum hepatitis), hépatite � virus B (serum hepatitis). (various references)

German		Hepatitis B (serum hepatitis), Virus-B-Hepatitis (serum hepatitis), Spritzenhepatitis (hepatitis, homologous serum, serum hepatitis), Serum-Hepatitis (serum hepatitis), Inokulationshepatitis (serum hepatitis). (various references)

Italian		epatite B (serum hepatitis). (various references)

Pig Latin		epatitishay bay
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Misspellings: Hepatitis B

Misspellings
	"Hepatitis B" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: hepatitas b, hepatitus b. (additional references)
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Anagrams: Hepatitis B

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-e-h-i-i-p-s-t-t"
	-1 letter: hepatitis.
	-2 letters: pithiest.
	-3 letters: atheist, baptise, baptist, batiste, bhistie, bistate, patties, pettish, pietist, staithe.
	-4 letters: aptest, bathes, bettas, habits, pastie, pattie, petsai, pietas, pities, saithe, spathe, theist, thetas, tibiae, tibias, tithes.
	-5 letters: abets, aphis, apish, bahts, baith, baits, baste, bates, bathe, baths, batts, beast, beats, betas, beths, betta, bites, bitts, ephas, habit, haets, haste, hates, heaps, heats, heist, paise, paste, pates, paths, peats, petit, petti, phase, pieta, piste, pitas, piths, sahib, saith, sepia, septa, shape, spahi, spait, spate, spite, staph, state, stipe, tabes, tapes, tapis, taste, tates, teats, tepas, testa, teths, theta, tibia, tipis, tithe, titis.
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