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How serious is acute HBV infection?

April 26, 2017acute HBV infection

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How serious is acute HBV infection?

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Acute infection ranges from asymptomatic or mild disease to rarely fulminant hepatitis. Disease is more severe among adults aged >60 years. The fatality rate among acute cases reported to CDC is 0.5%1%.

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Acute infection ranges from asymptomatic or mild disease to — rarely — fulminant hepatitis. Disease is more severe among adults aged >60 years. The fatality rate among acute cases reported to CDC is 0.5%–1%.