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hepatitis b virus
Title: hepatitis b virus
Category: Science & Technology
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hepatitis b virus
The Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
HBV is a mostly double-stranded DNA virus in the Hepadnaviridae family. HBV causes hepatitis in human and related virus in this family cause hepatitis in ducks, ground squirrels and woodchucks. The HBV genome has four genes: pol, env, pre-core and X that respectively encode the viral DNA-polymerase, envelope protein, pre-core protein (which is processed to viral capsid) and protein X. The function of protein X is not clear but it …showed first 75 words of 267 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 267 total…show any symptoms, with symptoms occurring even less often in infants and children. Some people do become very sick after they have been infected with HBV.
Symptoms may include:
· Jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes)
· Dark-colored urine
· Light-colored bowel movements
· Flu-like feelings
- poor appetite, fatigue, weakness, nausea, or vomiting
· Fever, headache, or aching joints
· Skin rash or itchiness
· Pain in the upper right abdomen
· Intolerance to fatty foods and cigarettes
· Odd tastes and smells
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