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.
The German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) honours the virologist Prof. Dr Dr h. c. Ralf Bartenschlager from the Heidelberg University Hospital. The DZIF Prize for Translational Infection
Vaccines have a long history dating back to the 18th century. Since their discovery, they have been instrumental in combating diseases such as smallpox, polio or diphtheria and have saved millions of
Affecting hundreds of millions of people, chronic hepatitis B is a widespread global health problem for which there is as yet no cure. In a preclinical study involving the German Center for Infection
