Next: Diagnosis & Tests for Chronic Hepatitis B

Causes of Chronic Hepatitis B

Contents

Chronic Hepatitis B: Introduction
Primary Cause of Chronic Hepatitis B
Risk factors
Complication causes
Related cause information

Primary Cause of Chronic Hepatitis B

The primary cause of Chronic Hepatitis B is the result:

of transmission of an infectious agent by another person by one or more of the following: saliva, air, cough, fecal-oral route, surfaces, blood, needles, blood transfusions, sexual contact, mother to fetus, etc.

Chronic Hepatitis B Causes: Risk Factors

The following conditions have been cited in various sources as potentially causal risk factors related to Chronic Hepatitis B:

Chronic Hepatitis B: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Chronic Hepatitis B, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Chronic Hepatitis B:

Chronic Hepatitis B: Causes and Types

Causes of Broader Categories of Chronic Hepatitis B: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

Chronic Hepatitis B as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Chronic Hepatitis B as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Chronic Hepatitis B. Our database lists the following as having Chronic Hepatitis B as a complication of that condition: