hepatitis B
Viral liver disease
Hepatitis B is a viral infection that attacks the liver, transmitted through blood, sexual contact, or from mother to child during birth.
It can cause acute illness or become chronic, potentially leading to cirrhosis or liver cancer.
A vaccine provides effective prevention.
The hospital screens all blood donations for hepatitis B.
Yellowing from bile pigment
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- abdominal painDiscomfort in the belly
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- loss of appetiteReduced urge to eat
dark urine · itching · hepatomegaly · malaise · fever · joint pain · vomiting · flu-like symptoms
Irreversible hepatic scarring
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
- liver failureOrgan stops filtering blood
- ascitesAbdominal cavity fluid accumulation
- liver cancerMalignant hepatic tumor
Carried via circulation
- sexual transmissionDisease passage through intercourse
- perinatalAround time of delivery
- mother-to-childBetween parent and offspring
- needlestickAccidental puncture from medical sharp
transfusion · body fluids · unprotected sex · intravenous drug use · tattooing · piercing · carrier · infectivity
Administered immunity booster
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- immunoglobulinDefensive blood protein
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
barrier protection · safe injection · blood screening · immune response
Liver function indicator
- bilirubinHemoglobin degradation byproduct
- viral loadPathogen count in body
- liver biopsyHepatic tissue sample procedure
- serologyStudy of blood antibodies
Pathogen using deoxyribonucleic acid
- polymeraseNucleic acid synthesis enzyme
- capsidViral genetic material's casing
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
Immune response protein
- antiviral therapyTreatment targeting viral infections
- drug resistanceReduced medication responsiveness
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
jaundice
Yellowing from bile pigment
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- abdominal painDiscomfort in the belly
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
loss of appetite · dark urine · itching · hepatomegaly · malaise · fever · joint pain · vomiting · flu-like symptoms · acute infection
cirrhosis
Irreversible hepatic scarring
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
- liver failureOrgan stops filtering blood
- ascitesAbdominal cavity fluid accumulation
bloodborne
Carried via circulation
- sexual transmissionDisease passage through intercourse
- perinatalAround time of delivery
- mother-to-childBetween parent and offspring
needlestick · transfusion · body fluids · unprotected sex · intravenous drug use · tattooing · piercing · carrier · infectivity
vaccination
Administered immunity booster
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- immunoglobulinDefensive blood protein
prophylaxis · barrier protection · safe injection · blood screening · immune response
ALT
Liver function indicator
- bilirubinHemoglobin degradation byproduct
- viral loadPathogen count in body
- liver biopsyHepatic tissue sample procedure
DNA virus
Pathogen using deoxyribonucleic acid
- polymeraseNucleic acid synthesis enzyme
- capsidViral genetic material's casing
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
interferon
Immune response protein
- antiviral therapyTreatment targeting viral infections
- drug resistanceReduced medication responsiveness
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- infectionsviral infection, bacterial infection, fungal infection, parasitic infection, bacteremia
- infectious diseasescholera, anthrax, malaria, measles, flu
- vaccinesvaccine, Pfizer, polio vaccine, Moderna, vaccines
- liverliver, bile, cirrhosis, hepatocyte, jaundice
- Liver Diseasescirrhosis, fatty liver, liver failure, liver cancer, liver cirrhosis
- Chronic InfectionsHIV, AIDS, tuberculosis, TB, herpes
hepatitis Bhealth
Condition of body, mind
wellness · liver health · cure · good health · disease-free
- hepatitis CViral liver inflammation, specific strain
- viral hepatitisLiver inflammation from infection
- hepatitis vaccineImmunization against liver inflammation
- chronic hepatitisProlonged liver inflammation
- hepatitis testDiagnostic for liver inflammation
- hepatitis virusLiver-infecting pathogen