The Infectiousness of Hepatitis B Virus


The current epidemic of Ebola generates a lot of fear. The question is therefore: just how infectious it it in relation to other infectious diseases. The graph above clearly show that while Ebola is quite deadly, it is also not really efficient of transmitting itself.

Hepatitis B Virus is, while obviously less lethal, is more capable of infecting other people.

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