HBVnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌeɪtʃ.biːˈviː/us/ˈeɪtʃˌbiːˈviː/specializedabbreviation for hepatitis B virus: the virus responsible for hepatitis B (= a serious liver disease):
HBV is transmitted in the blood and other body fluids.
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Fevers & infectious diseases
- ague
- burn up
- chlamydia
- dengue
- diphtheria
- Ebola
- EHF
- EVD
- febrile
- feverish
- malaria
- notifiable
- pestilence
- plague
- polio
- quarantine
- scarlatina
- typhoid fever
- yeast infection
- yellow fever
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