Hepatitis B virus and its sexually transmitted infection – an update

Hepatitis B virus and its sexually transmitted infection – an update – INTRODUCTION A sexually transmitted infection (STI) is defined as an infection that results from transmission of a pathogenic organism by sexual contact (i.e., any genital or anal contact with another person’s genitals, anus, or mouth) and that accounts for a noticeable amount of illness in the general population or in a defined subpopulation . Although there (...)