hepatitis B
noun1
An acute form of hepatitis, transmitted by blood, sexual contact, and body fluids.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel on Friday rolled back a decadeslong recommendation that all newborns get a first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth.2025 December 5, Aria Bendix and Erika Edwards, “CDC advisory panel rolls back universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation”, in NBC News:
- Related terms
- hepatitis A, hepatitis C, hepatitis D, hepatitis E, hepatitis B virus, hep B