The scientific name for Hepatitis B virus is Hepatitis B virus (HBV). It is a member of the family Hepadnaviridae.
Hepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by a bloodborne virus.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Hepititus B Virus as you can see the two are not the same
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Hepatitis B is a STI (Sexually Transmitted Infection) This is a severe infection which can cause problems for both men and women. This can be prevented by using contraception in the form of a condom or femadom.
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When an infectious bacterium enters the body, the B cell makes proteins called "antibodies."
No. These are two different illnesses.
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Hepatitis B is a viral, bloodborne infectious agent.
HIV is the most infectious between the following blood borne pathogens; HIV, hepatitis b, hepatitis c.
Hepatitis is actually quite a general term which means inflammation of the liver and so has many causes for example drug-induced, alcoholic, autoimmune or infectious. On the whole when most people refer to hepatitis they refer to infectious hepatitis often caused by the hepatitis viruses types B & C which have the potential to cause long term (chronic) hepatitis. There are other forms of the hepatitis virus family including types A, D & E and there are other forms of virus which can cause hepatitis. There are non-viral infectious causes of hepatitis including toxoplasma and Q fever (which is a bacteria) but these are rare.