Question: what is the difference between hiv and hepatitis b virus (hbv)?
Answer: Infection with both HIV and HBV is called HIV/HBV coinfection. Chronic HBV advances faster to cirrhosis, end-stage liver disease, and liver cancer in people with HIV/HBV coinfection than in people with only HBV. But chronic HBV doesn't appear to cause HIV to advance faster in people with HIV/HBV coinfection.