Not that it stands for anything, but medical students remember that B stands for blood transmission.
Hepatitis A is generally from a food-borne vector, whereas Hepatitis B is most often contracted from direct blood contact (e.g. sharing IV needles).
No. It's not a live vaccine.
Hepatitis B (a virus that causes hepatitis (inflammation of the liver))
Hepatitis B is a disease caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) which infects the liver of hominoidae, including humans, and causes an inflammation called hepatitis. Originally known as "serum...