Existing treatment criteria for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are mainly based on data from observational studies, such as the REVEAL study from Taiwan, which was initiated in the early ...

The only natural host of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is humans. Model organisms for laboratory studies, especially mice, ...

Teng J; Du Y; Visalath P; Zhou T; Du B; Zhang Q; Cai W BACKGROUND: Traditionally part of chronic hepatitis B (CHB ... in the study to evaluate liver histology and to identify the need of antiviral ...

Hepatitis B is inflammation of the liver in hominoidea, including humans, caused by the hepatitis B virus. The virus is transmitted by parenteral exposure, such as by exposure to infectious blood ...

Hepatitis C can be transmitted when blood that carries the virus comes into contact with the blood of someone who does not have the virus. This can occur if people share needles or personal care ...

At least a dozen people have been sickened in the Netherlands after eating blueberries contaminated with hepatitis A. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM ...

A team from the University of Geneva UNIGE-HUG Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases, MSF, MSF Epicentre, Johns Hopkins University and South Sudanese Ministry of Health has demonstrated the effectiveness ...

You can contract hepatitis C by blood-to-blood contact. Ways to avoid reinfection to the hepatitis C virus include avoiding sharing needles and using condoms or another barrier method during sex.

Leftover pathology samples, such as blood and tissue, are often discarded but can be used for research without consent under certain conditions, like deidentification and ethical approval.

The hepatitis B vaccine protects against liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). This virus is highly contagious and can spread through exposure to blood, semen, and other bodily ...

However, genome sequencing, unlike histopathology imaging, is still not widely accessible in underdeveloped regions, limiting the application of these multi-modal approaches in clinical settings. To ...