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

  department###  [Gastroenterology](/departments/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… 

 

 

  department###  [Infectious Diseases (Pediatrics)](/departments/pediatric-specialty-care/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… 

 

 

  department###  [Pediatric AIDS Program](/departments/pediatric-specialty-care/pediatrics-infectious-diseases/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 

 

 

  department###  [Travel and International Health (Pediatrics)](/departments/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…