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.
Developing a new medication usually takes more than ten years. Out of the several thousand substances investigated in basic and pre-clinical research, only one or two candidates are approved by
The largest trial on the treatment of aggressive hepatitis D (delta) worldwide was conducted at the German Liver Foundation’s HepNet Study House. It shows that an extension of treatment duration has
A detailed understanding of cellular immune responses in acute and chronic hepatitis is essential for the development of new drugs against hepatitis B and D infections. This means that standardized immunomonitoring under the necessary security conditions of risk level 3 is required, where immune ...
