Friday, November 20, 2009

Can someone please give me the classification, the scientific name, and the common name of hepatitis b?

I need the common name of Hepatitis B. The scientific name of hepatitis B. And the classification of Hepatitis B. I am not sure if the names are just Hepatitis B and HBV and if the 'classification' refers to it being a virus. PLEASE HELP!

Can someone please give me the classification, the scientific name, and the common name of hepatitis b?
Hepadnavirus


From the website listed below:


Hepatitis B is caused by the etiological agent hepatitis B virus (HBV), classified as hepadnavirus type 1, which makes up the virus family Hepadnaviridae. HBV is a hepatotropic DNA virus that attacks the liver cell.


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