Hbv Virus. Hepatitis B virus HBV currently infects over 257 million humans worldwide and chronic HBV infection is the most prominent risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma HCC causing more than. Liaw YF Sung JJ.
The hepatitis B virus causes hepatitis B. Hepatitis B virus is a prototype non-cytopathic virus causing persistent infection. 1 2 It is a prototype virus of the Hepadnaviridae family.
Chronic HBV infection remains a global public health problem.
However mutations associated with drug resistance and vaccine escape may reduce the success of existing treatment and prevention strategies. An HBV surface-antigen vaccine is effective but treatments are currently not curative. Hepatitis B is an infection of your liverIts caused by a virus. Hepatitis B virus HBV is a DNA virus belonging to the Hepadnaviridae family.
