Hepatitis B is a liver infection that is either acute (lasts less than 6 months) or chronic (lasting). Passed from person to person through bodily fluids, hepatitis B is a serious infection, causing symptoms like jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes), fever, nausea, fatigue and more. Chronic hepatitis B increases risk for liver cancer, liver failure, and cirrhosis (scarring of the liver).
Departments and Programs Who Treat This Condition
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Gastroenterology
A department providing GI medicine care, including diagnosis and treatment for digestive conditions such as reflux, IBD, and liver and pancreatic disease, and support to manage sy…
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Infectious Diseases (Pediatrics)
A program within the Department of Pediatrics where specialists diagnose and treat chronic, recurrent, and unusual infections, including Lyme disease, HIV, pneumonia, hepatitis, c…
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Pediatric AIDS Program
A program within Pediatric Infectious Diseases that provides evaluation, ongoing care, and prevention for children with HIV, as well as support for their families
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Travel and International Health (Pediatrics)
A program within the Department of Pediatrics providing children’s specialty care focused on pediatric travel medicine to support children's health before, during, and after trav…