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hepatitis B

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003139

Inflammation of the liver in humans caused by a member of the orthohepadnavirus genus, Hepatitis B virus. It is primarily transmitted by parenteral exposure, such as transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products, but can also be transmitted via sexual or intimate personal contact.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003139
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoviral hepatitis; Hepatitis B virus; chronic hepatitis B
TranslationsSpanish: hepatitis B
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003139",
  "term": "hepatitis B",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Inflammation of the liver in humans caused by a member of the orthohepadnavirus genus, Hepatitis B virus. It is primarily transmitted by parenteral exposure, such as transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products, but can also be transmitted via sexual or intimate personal contact.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "viral hepatitis",
    "Hepatitis B virus",
    "chronic hepatitis B"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "hepatitis B"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/hepatitis-b/"
}

Record 3,139 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.