Hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis B is also known as serum hepatitis and is spread through blood and sexual contact. It is seen with increased frequency among intravenous drug users who share needles and among the homosexual population. This photograph is an electronmicroscopic image of hepatitis B virus particles. (Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control.)
Review Date: 10/10/2005
Reviewed By: Mosby Publishing Company
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