Hepatitis B
"Hepatitis B" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D006509
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.256.430.400 C02.440.435 C06.552.380.705.437
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hepatitis B" by people in Profiles.
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Humiston SG, Marshall GS. Routine infant hepatitis B vaccination recommendations. Pediatr Ann. 2004 Aug; 33(8):515-22.