Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the 10th leading cause of death worldwide. With 2 billion people infected all over, HBV infection is a reason behind 500 000 to 1.2 million deaths per year. Hepatitis B is a lethal infection and has been a major global problem for years. If it lasts for over 6 months, it is termed as Chronic Hepatitis B virus infection. The chances that acute HBV infection will take up a chronic form depends on age. According to a study by Kim et al., (2018), approximately 90% of infants got chronically infected, whereas the percent of adults developing Chronic Hepatitis B was less than 5%. As per DelveInsight’s Chronic HBV epidemiological analysis...
