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.
How SARS is spread. SARS is an airborne virus, which means it's spread in a similar way to colds and flu. The SARS virus is spread in small droplets of saliva coughed or sneezed into the air by an infected person. If someone else breathes in the droplets they can become infected.