Hepatitis B
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PATHOGENS
- Hepatitis B virus (HBV): enveloped DNA virus with surface antigen surrounding nucleocapsid made up of core protein, viral genome, and polymerase protein. Maintains persistence in hepatocytes with covalently closed circular (ccc) DNA
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PATHOGENS
- Hepatitis B virus (HBV): enveloped DNA virus with surface antigen surrounding nucleocapsid made up of core protein, viral genome, and polymerase protein. Maintains persistence in hepatocytes with covalently closed circular (ccc) DNA
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