Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
A ANALYTICAL CASE CONTROL STUDY OF THE RISK FACTORS OF HEPATITIS B AMONG ADULT RURAL POPULATION IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
Dr.Anupama Pulla , Dr.Venu Bolisetti
JCDR. 2023: 1658-1665
Abstract
Introduction: Hepatitis B is a potentially life-threatening liver infection induced by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which is an enveloped deoxygenated ribonucleic acid (DNA) virus. It is an important global health problem that causes chronic infection and increases the risk of dying from cirrhosis and liver cancer. It can range from asymptomatic infection or mild disease to severe or rarely fulminant hepatitis.
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