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. Former name: serum hepatitis. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hepatitis B¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

"What parents need to hear right now is vaccines for measles, polio, hepatitis B and other childhood diseases are safe and effective and will not cause autism," he said.

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She questioned the childhood vaccine schedule and hepatitis B vaccination for babies last year on Joe Rogan’s podcast, though some in Kennedy’s movement have criticized her for not being adequately critical of immunizations.

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After a contentious discussion, a key CDC committee voted Friday not to require a prescription for the COVID-19 vaccine and delayed its discussion on the hepatitis B vaccine indefinitely.

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Many people in the U.S. have asymptomatic hepatitis B, says O’Leary, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora.

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The president also recommended that children not receive a vaccine for hepatitis B until age 12.

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