Hepatitis B Disease Progression Timeline • > 90% of infected children progress to chronic disease (<5% of adults) • 5% to of chronic HBV-infected individuals develop Liver Cancer (HCC) • 20-30% of chronic HBV-infected individuals develop cirrhosis • 23% of patients decompensate within 5 yrs of developing cirrhosis #HepatitisB #Disease #Progression #Timeline #Prognosis #hepatology #Epidemiology #HepB #HBV
