When Acute Hepatitis Develops Into Chronic Hepatitis
Sunday, February 22, 2009 - 16:14
in Health & Medicine
Researchers demonstrate how the immune system reacts to a hepatitis B infection. Hepatitis B is the most prevalent infectious disease in the world. It results in either an acute infection or, in rare cases, it can develop into a chronic disease. Researchers have now examined the way in which the immune system reacts differently to both chronic and acute hepatitis B.