Hepatitis B? Hepatitus B is a common misspelling of hepatitis B.
Hepatitis B is one of several types of hepatitis (liver inflammation). It is estimated that 1.25 million Americans are chronically infected with hepatitis B -- and 20 to 30 percent of these people acquired their infection during childhood. Many acute cases of hepatitis B get better on their own, but chronic hepatitis B often requires treatment with medications. Some examples of medications that can be used to treat chronic hepatitis B include telbivudine, entecavir, and lamivudine. The best way to prevent hepatitis B is through the hepatitis B vaccine.
(Click Hepatitis B for the full eMedTV article on this topic. This article provides detailed information about hepatitis B, including how it is spread, who is at risk for it, and how often it occurs.)
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