Uganda: Hepatitis B the Silent Killer

31 October 2006

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a disease that leads to inflammation of liver cells (hepatocytes). It may also be caused by chemical poisons such as alcohol, aflatoxins, drugs and by other parasites and infectious agents such as amoeba and bacteria. There are five versions of viral hepatitis but the most fatal is HBV.

Hepatitis B virus is a member of the hepadnavirus family, which includes DNA viruses that cause hepatitis in birds and mammals.

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