| Agent Name | Hepatitis B virus |
|---|---|
| Major Category | Biological Agents |
| Category | Infectious Agents |
| Comments | Chronic hepatitis B infection rates vary from highly endemic (>8% HBsAg prevalence) to intermediate (2% to 7%) to low. "Where endemicity is low (HBsAg prevalence <2%), most infections occur in young adults, especially through sexual contact and injection drug use." Patients with chronic infection have increased risk for cirrhosis and liver cancer. [CCDM, p. 258-9 |
| Adverse Effects | |
| IARC Carcinogen | Known Carcinogen |
| Links to Other NLM Databases | |
| Toxicity Information | |
| Related Information in HazMap | |
| Diseases | Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent: |
Agent Name
Hepatitis B virus
Major Category
Biological Agents
Category
Infectious Agents
Comments
Chronic hepatitis B infection rates vary from highly endemic (>8% HBsAg prevalence) to intermediate (2% to 7%) to low. "Where endemicity is low (HBsAg prevalence <2%), most infections occur in young adults, especially through sexual contact and injection drug use." Patients with chronic infection have increased risk for cirrhosis and liver cancer. [CCDM, p. 258-9
Adverse Effects
IARC Carcinogen
Known Carcinogen
Links to Other NLM Databases
Toxicity Information
Related Information in HazMap