Viral Infections in Childhood: Hepatitis
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Description
Hepatitis :
Inflammation of the liver and liver disease involving
degenerative or necrotic alterations of hepatocytes.
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Hepatitis, Viral, Human :
Viral hepatitis in man.u
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Hepatitis A :
Hepatitis caused by HEPATOVIRUS. It can be transmitted
through fecal contamination of food or water.
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Hepatitis B :
Hepatitis caused by hepatitis B virus. It may be transmitted
by transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products.
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Hepatitis C : A form of hepatitis, similar
to type B post-transfusion hepatitis, but caused by a virus which is serologically
distinct from the agents of hepatitis A, B, and E, and which may persist
in the blood of chronic asymptomatic carriers. Hepatitis C is parenterally
transmitted and associated with transfusions and drug abuse. [1]
Hepatitis D :
Hepatitis caused by the HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS in
association with hepatitis B. It is endemic in some European countries and is
seen in drug users, hemophiliacs, and polytransfused persons.
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Hepatitis E :
An acute form of hepatitis caused by a virus serologically
distinct from the agents of hepatitis A, B, and C. Hepatitis E is associated with
fecally-contaminated water, is enterically transmitted, and is commonly found
in tropical or subtropical countries.
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Introduction
