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Hepatitis B virus

Hepatitis B virus

A partially double-stranded DNA virus that infects liver cells and causes hepatitis B.

NCBI TAXONOMY IDENTIFIER10407View source record ↗

Overview

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Hepatitis B is a germ that infects the liver. Some infections clear, and some last for a long time.

Quick Facts

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Scientific nameHepatitis B virus
Taxonomy ID10407
Organism typeDNA virus · Hepadnaviridae

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DiseaseHepatitis Bcaused byBiomarkerHBsAgantigen ofBiomarkerHBeAgantigen ofBiomarkerAnti-HBc (total)antibody to
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Hepatitis B · DiseaseCAUSED BY →Hepatitis B virus · Organism
HBsAg · BiomarkerANTIGEN OF →Hepatitis B virus · Organism
HBeAg · BiomarkerANTIGEN OF →Hepatitis B virus · Organism
Anti-HBc (total) · BiomarkerANTIBODY TO →Hepatitis B virus · Organism

Recommended Reading

Trusted references for learning more about Hepatitis B virus.

databaseHepatitis B virus (taxon 10407)NCBI Datasets Taxonomy Browser guideHepatitis B fact sheetWorld Health Organization guideClinical Testing and Diagnosis for Hepatitis BCenters for Disease Control and Prevention textbookHepatitis B (Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Pink Book
Research Claims

NCBI Taxonomy identifies Hepatitis B virus with taxonomy ID 10407.