Hepatitis B

Introduction: Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B: Viral liver infection spread by sex or body fluids. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hepatitis B is available below.

Symptoms of Hepatitis B

• Flu-like symptoms
• Fever
• Fatigue
• Nausea
• Vomiting

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Hepatitis B:

• Liver Health: Home Testing
  • Home Hepatitis Tests
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Medical Textbooks Online about Hepatitis B

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Diagnostic Tests for Hepatitis B

• Blood tests
• Liver biopsy

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Hepatitis B?

• Misdiagnosis of Hepatitis B
• Failure to diagnose Hepatitis B
• Failure to diagnose Hepatitis B

Misdiagnosis and Hepatitis B

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Causes of Hepatitis B

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Treatments for Hepatitis B

• Interferon
• Lamivudine
• Liver transplant

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Patient Surveys for Hepatitis B

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Reseach about Hepatitis B

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Clinical Trials for Hepatitis B

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Hepatitis B include:

• Efficacy and Tolerance of Peg-Interferon Alpha 2a Added to Tenofovir and Emtricitabine in AgHBe Positive HBV-HIV co-Infected Patients - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Truvada,Pegasys
• Long-Term Lamivudine Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis B - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Lamivudine Plus Interferon Versus Lamivudine For The Treatment Of HBeAg Positive Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Lamivudine plus Polyethylene glyco-interferon alfa-2b,Lamivudine
• Open-Label Treatment Extension Study for Patients Who Complete Study RNA200103-201 - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - pradefovir mesylate,adefovir dipivoxyl
• Dose-Ranging Study of Pradefovir in Patients With Compensated Hepatitis B - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - pradefovir mesylate,adefovir dipivoxyl

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Prevention of Hepatitis B

Prevention information for Hepatitis B has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Hepatitis B.

• Avoid unprotected sex
• Hepatitis B vaccine
• Avoid sharing drug needles
• Avoid unsanitary tattoo methods
• Avoid unsanitary body piercing methods

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Statistics for Hepatitis B

• Medical statistics for Hepatitis B
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Hepatitis B
• Death and Mortality statistics for Hepatitis B
• Society statistics for Hepatitis B

Types of Hepatitis B

• Chronic Hepatitis B

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Definitions of Hepatitis B:

RAEB: Used for the diseases or the viruses. - (Source - Diseases Database)

An acute (sometimes fatal) form of viral hepatitis caused by a DNA virus that tends to persist in the blood serum and is transmitted by sexual contact or by transfusion or by ingestion of contaminated blood or other bodily fluids - (Source - WordNet 2.1)