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• A serious disease that affects the liver. It is caused by the hepatitis B virus. It ranges in severity from a mild illness, lasting a few weeks (acute), to a serious long-term (chronic) illness that can lead to liver disease or liver cancer.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Hepatitis B. (n.d.). AHRQ Healthcare Research and Quality Glossary. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/hepatitis-b.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Hepatitis B. www.ahrq.gov. AHRQ Healthcare Research and Quality Glossary. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/hepatitis-b (accessed: May 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Hepatitis B." AHRQ Healthcare Research and Quality Glossary. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/hepatitis-b.

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