hepatitis B
noun
Note: The acute form of hepatitis B, a mild illness lasting several weeks to months, may progress to long-term or chronic infection often leading to liver damage, liver failure, or liver cancer.
called also serum hepatitis
Examples of hepatitis B in a Sentence
Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
The panel, called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, is scheduled to vote on recommendations for Covid jabs and childhood immunizations for hepatitis B and measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella, or MMRV.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
The hepatitis B vaccine has been credited with saving tens of thousands of lives since physicians began administering it at birth more than 30 years ago.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
Cassidy, who is not only a doctor but also a hepatologist, spoke passionately about the importance of birth doses of the hepatitis B vaccine.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Hepatitis B.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hepatitis%20B. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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hepatitis B
noun
Note: The acute form of hepatitis B, a mild illness lasting several weeks to months, may progress to long-term or chronic infection often leading to liver damage, liver failure, or liver cancer.
called also serum hepatitis
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