The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a coated DNA virus that causes hepatitis B infection.
Synonyms
Hepatitis B virus
Detailed description
Hepatitis B is the most common chronic viral infection worldwide. The virus exists in blood and other body fluids. It infects human liver cells and propagates in them.
Around 70,000 people die each year from infections with the hepatitis E virus. There is currently neither a vaccine nor a specific drug against this virus. This could change with the identification of
Ethris GmbH, a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering next-generation RNA therapeutics and vaccines, and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), today announced a strategic research
