hepatitis B

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hepatitis B (uncountable)

  1. An acute form of hepatitis, transmitted by blood, sexual contact, and body fluids.
    • 2025 December 5, Aria Bendix and Erika Edwards, “CDC advisory panel rolls back universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation”, in NBC News‎[1]:
      The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel on Friday rolled back a decadeslong recommendation that all newborns get a first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth.

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