hepatitis B

noun

, Pathology.

1. a form of hepatitis caused by a DNA virus hepatitis B virus, or HBV that persists in the blood, characterized by a long incubation period: usually transmitted by sexual contact or by injection or ingestion of infected blood or other bodily fluids.

hepatitis B

noun

1. a form of hepatitis caused by a virus transmitted by infected blood (as in transfusions), contaminated hypodermic needles, sexual contact, or by contact with any other body fluid Former nameserum hepatitis

Word History and Origins

Origin of hepatitis B¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

A former OSHA official under the Obama administration said to my colleagues at The Washington Post that the agency decided against mandating a hepatitis B vaccine for workers who regularly come into contact with blood.

From Washington Post

Vaccines are now available for hepatitis B virus, which can cause liver cancer, and human papillomavirus, responsible for most cervical cancers.

From Science News

Unlike with other vaccines such as hepatitis B, at this time health authorities are not recommending a repeat dose of the coronavirus vaccines for people who do not make antibodies.

From Washington Post

By the 1960′s, researchers discovered another form, hepatitis B, a blood-borne liver infection.

From Popular-Science

It’s also been used as a treatment for rabies, hepatitis B, measles, Ebola, MERS, and SARS.

From Popular-Science

Hepatitis B plays by the same rules, though the rates of transmission are about 10 times more frequent.

From The Daily Beast