The long and short answer is that there is not yet a cure for hepatitis B. Understanding why requires insight into the virus itself and the challenges cure researchers face. Hepatitis B is an ...

The two that died couldn’t be tested while they were alive, but experts believe it is likely their deaths were due to the H5N1 virus. The three cats all lived in the same household. Influenza A ...

The diagnostic gold standard for hepatitis A is the detection of anti-hepatitis A virus (HAV) IgM antibodies and the determination of total anti-HAV by enzyme immunoassay. However, detection of ...

International human and animal health experts warn the H5N1 avian influenza is evolving quickly and posing a global health threat as the virus is increasingly crossing species barriers and ...

It was caused by a persistent infection with H.B.V., the hepatitis-B virus. He needed immediate, aggressive treatment to have any chance of surviving. Chronic hepatitis B afflicts a staggering two ...

Scientists are investigating a mutation in the H5N1 avian influenza virus, raising concerns about a potential human pandemic. A study revealed that a single mutation, Q226L, enhances the virus's ...

Hepatitis A is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus, which spreads from person to person by the fecal-oral route. That means it spreads when feces from a person infected with the virus ...

A recent study published in Science and funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has found that a single alteration in a protein on the surface of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) ...

Hepatitis B is a vaccine-preventable viral disease that involves inflammation of the liver. The hepatitis B virus (HBV) usually leads to a short-term infection known as acute hepatitis B. If their ...

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