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Site Contents Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Fact Sheet Virus Vaccine FAQ Virus Recommendations Childhood Vaccination Hepatitis C Hepatitis D Hepatitis E Resource Center Mission Statement On-line Training What's New Fact Sheet SIGNS & SYMPTOMS About 30% of persons have no signs or symptoms. Signs and symptoms are less common in children than adults. jaundice fatigue abdominal pain loss of appetite ...

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Hepatitis B By Howard J. Worman, M. D. The Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) HBV is a mostly double-stranded DNA virus in the Hepadnaviridae family. HBV causes hepatitis in human and related virus in this family cause hepatitis in ducks, ground squirrels and woodchucks. The HBV genome has four genes: pol, env, pre-core and X that respectively encode the viral DNA-polymerase, envelope protein, pre-core ...

Hepatitis B (formerly known as serum hepatitis) is a liver disease caused by a virus. The disease is fairly common; more than 2, 000 cases are reported in New York State each year.

The transcript of Harold S. Margolis, M.D., Chief of the Hepatitis Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, speaking before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, on the importance of developing and using a hepatitis B vaccine.