Hepatitis B is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Acute HPV comes on quickly and resolves promptly. Chronic HBV is a long-term infection, lasting for at least 6 months. The ...

Hepatitis B can pass from one person to another via blood and body fluids with the infection. In some cases, it may be present in saliva. Hepatitis B is a liver disease resulting from infection with ...

Hepatitis B can live outside the body for at least a week. During this time, the virus can be transmitted through blood or sexual fluids. Hepatitis B can be transmitted via: wet or dried semen, ...

The plan outlines more than 100 actions aimed at preventing, diagnosing, treating and responding to hepatitis A, B and C.

For more than three decades, it has been routine to give all newborns in the U.S. the hepatitis B vaccine. That could soon change. An advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

New moms and their babies will likely see a change in preventative treatment after they give birth, because of a decision by a federal vaccine panel that weakens longstanding guidance on the hepatitis ...

Hepatitis B is a potentially fatal liver disease. It spreads through contact with bodily fluids, and certain groups including health care workers and IV drug users are at higher risk. Anyone can be ...

Since roughly 1991, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended all babies get a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine at birth. The CDC committee that helps set vaccine policy voted ...

Measles is back in the United States. More than 1,500 cases have already been reported in the first months of 2026, putting ...