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Would hepatitis b be considered as an 'immunological' disease?

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Infectious: Hepatitis b is a viral infection of the liver. It is a chronic infection and may trigger an immune reaction in the liver, but it is not an immunological disease as in autoimmune.

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Answered 2/3/2013

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