Hepatitis viruses A to E differ in transmission and severity, ranging from foodborne infections to bloodborne risks. We got ...

Liver fibrosis is a key process in the progression of chronic liver diseases. However, there are currently no drugs ...

A major challenge lies in the virus's structure and regulatory mechanisms, which have remained largely unclear. In particular, scientists have long struggled to fully understand its nucleocapsid ...

The disease caused by the hepatitis A virus is rare in developed countries and is a childhood disease in developing countries, with almost everyone surviving to adulthood. The virus is spread through ...

Hepatitis B is a liver inflammation caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It is the second-leading infectious cause of death globally after tuberculosis. Prevention of mother-to-child ...

The majority of children and adults who receive the hepatitis B (hep B) virus vaccine do not need a booster. The six hepatitis B vaccines licensed for use in the United States afford lifelong ...

Background and goal: Health care workers are at higher risk of hepatitis B infection due to occupational exposure to blood and body fluids. They are considered protected if they have a hepatitis B ...

Hepatitis B is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), and long-term hepatitis B infections that last longer than six months are considered "chronic." Chronic hepatitis B (CHB ...

“I thought, ‘What can I do for the next 20 or 30 years?’” He found an answer in SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, that was rapidly spreading around the worl ...

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