Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) is a rare lymphoid malignancy with dismal prognosis. We conducted a large population-based study using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database (1973â2010) to determine the temporal survival trends and prognostic factors of AITL patients.
Hepatitis B is considered to be contagious between people. Generally the infectious agent may be transmitted by saliva, air, cough, fecal-oral route, surfaces, blood, needles, blood transfusions, sexual contact, mother to fetus, etc. Hepatitis B, although infectious, is not a genetic disease.It is not caused by a defective or abnormal gene. The contagious disease, Hepatitis B, can be transmitted: 1  by sexual conduct between people. 2  from person to person by blood. 3  from the mother to her fetus.he contagious disease, Hepatitis B, can be transmitted: 1  by sexual conduct between people. 2  from person to person by blood. 3  from the mother to her fetus.
Hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease that ranges in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness that attacks the liver. It results from infection with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is spread primarily through contact with the blood of an infected person.oxins, certain drugs, some diseases, heavy alcohol use, and bacterial and viral infections can all cause hepatitis. Hepatitis is also the name of a family of viral infections that affect the liver; the most common types are Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C.