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Hepatitis B: Diagnostic Tests 19 May 2012 | 08:18 pm
Introduction The diagnosis of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was initiated by the discovery of Australia antigen (hepatitis B surface antigen, HBsAg). During the following decades, serologic ass...
Prophylaxis and Vaccination 19 May 2012 | 08:06 pm
Introduction Understanding the biology and modes of transmission of hepatitis viruses has significantly improved over the last decades. Still, prophylactic vaccines are only available against HAV a...
HCV Virology 18 May 2012 | 07:09 pm
History Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of progressive liver disease with approximately 130-170 million people infected worldwide. HCV induces chronic infection in up to 80% of infected in...
HBV Virology 18 May 2012 | 06:54 pm
Introduction The human hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a small enveloped DNA virus causing acute and chronic hepatitis. Although a safe and effective vaccine has been available for the last two decades,...
Hepatitis E: an underestimated problem? 18 May 2012 | 06:21 pm
Introduction Hepatitis E is an inflammatory liver disease caused by the hepatitis E virus (HEV), which is endemic in many tropical countries. Hepatitis E has been considered to be a travel-associat...
Hepatitis C 18 May 2012 | 06:12 pm
Epidemiology Hepatitis C is a disease with a significant global impact. According to the World Health Organization there are 130-170 million people infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), corres...
Hepatitis B 18 May 2012 | 06:00 pm
Introduction It is estimated that approximately 30% of the world’s population has had contact with or are carriers of the hepatitis B virus (HBV). An estimated 350 million of them are HBV carriers ...
Hepatitis A 18 May 2012 | 05:50 pm
The virus Hepatitis A is an inflammatory liver disease caused by infection with the hepatitis A virus (HAV). HAV is a single-stranded 27 nm non-enveloped, icosahedral RNA virus, which was first ide...
What is Cancer? What Causes Cancer? 18 May 2012 | 04:47 am
What is Cancer? What Causes Cancer? Retweet Cancer is a class of diseases characterized by out-of-control cell growth. There are over 100 different types of cancer, and each is classified by the type...
