Foundations in Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 24.4, Problem 20CYP
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The spread, diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis B virus infection.
Introduction:
Hepatitis is characterized by inflammation, cirrhosis and necrosis of the liver. Three viruses are known to cause majority of hepatitis infections- HAV, HBV and HCV. There is no cell culture system for propagating HBV and all details about the virus are known from its fragments and antibodies.
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