Eat the food pyramid; itâs there for a reason! To drop weight, burn more calories than you ingest. To gain mass, eat more than your caloric intake while still adhering to the food pyramid. Eat five smaller meals a day, itâs better for the digestive system and keeps you from snacking.
Medical Definition of HBV. HBV: Hepatitis B virus. A virus which primarily causes inflammation of the liver. The hepatitis B virus can be transmitted in several ways including blood transfusion, needle sticks, body piercing and tattooing using unsterile instruments, dialysis, sexual and even less intimate close contact, and childbirth.
hepatitis B (HB), a viral hepatitis caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), a hepadnavirus. The virus is transmitted by transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products, by sexual contact with an infected person, by the use of contaminated needles and instruments, or in utero. Contact with infected blood is a common means of transmitting hepatitis B. 2  One way this may happen is by being stuck with a needle. 3  Both health care workers and those who inject drugs into their veins are at risk in this way. 4  Having sex with a person infected by HBV is an important risk factor (especially anal sex).