Medical Definition of Virus B hepatitis

1. A virus disease with a long incubation period (usually 50 to 160 days), caused by hepatitis B virus, a DNA virus and member of the family Hepadnoviridae, usually transmitted by injection of infected blood or blood derivatives or by use of contaminated needles, lancets, or other instruments; clinically and pathologically similar to viral hepatitis type A, but there is no cross-protective immunity; HBsAg is found in the serum and the hepatitis delta virus occurs in some patients. Synonym: hepatitis B, serum hepatitis, transfusion hepatitis, virus B hepatitis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Virus B Hepatitis

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virus
virus-associated haemophagocytic syndrome
virus-transformed cell
viruses
viruses
viruslike
virusoid
virusoid
virusoids
virus activating protease
virus activation
virus assembly
virus A hepatitis
virus blockade
virus B hepatitis (current term)
virus C hepatitis
virus diseases
virus hepatitis
virus hepatitis of ducks
virus III of rabbits
virus infection
virus integration
virus keratoconjunctivitis
virus latency
virus pneumonia of pigs
virus replication
virus shedding
virus X disease
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