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hepatitis
[ hep-uh-tahy-tis ]
noun
- inflammation of the liver, caused by a virus or a toxin and characterized by jaundice, liver enlargement, and fever.
hepatitis
/ ˌɛəˈٲɪɪ /
noun
- inflammation of the liver, characterized by fever, jaundice, and weakness See hepatitis A hepatitis B hepatitis C
hepatitis
/ ĕ′ə-ī′ĭ /
- Inflammation of the liver, usually caused by any of various infectious agents or toxins, including alcohol and numerous chemical compounds. Symptoms usually include jaundice, fatigue, fever, liver enlargement, and abdominal pain. There are five types of viral hepatitis: A, B,C, D, and E. Hepatitis A, an acute infection caused by a virus of the genus Hepatovirus is transmitted by contaminated food and water. Hepatitis B, caused by a virus of the genus Orthohepadnavirus and Hepatitis C, caused by a virus of the genus Hepacivirus, are more serious infections that are transmitted through infected bodily fluids such as blood and semen.
hepatitis
- An inflammation of the liver . Hepatitis is most often caused by a virus , but it can be the result of exposure to certain toxic agents, such as drugs or chemicals. One viral form of the disease is spread by contaminated food and water, and other forms by contaminated injection needles and blood transfusions . Symptoms of hepatitis include fever and jaundice .
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of hepatitis1
Example Sentences
Programs that offer clean syringes to intravenous drug users have been shown to prevent the spread of hepatitis and other blood-borne pathogens.
Ruiz noted that the CDC program also plays a central role in responding to viral hepatitis and TB.
Those with the blood disorder haemophilia, who contracted HIV or hepatitis C as children while at Treloar's school in Hampshire, will receive £15,000.
He is also a doctor who is proud of his work to get tens of thousands of children vaccinated against hepatitis B, a disease that can lead to liver failure, cirrhosis and cancer.
Cassidy, a physician, also confronted Kennedy on his false suggestions that the measles and hepatitis B vaccines caused autism.
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