| hepatitis C |
A serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis C virus ?a virus transmitted by exposure to the blood and body fluids of an infected person. No vaccine is available to prevent hepatitis C.
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| hepatitis |
(hep-uh-TI-tis). Inflammation of the liver caused by viruses, medicines or toxins such as alcohol. Hepatitis has many forms, including hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
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| hepatitis A |
A highly contagious often food-borne liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus. Hepatitis A doesn't cause chronic liver disease and can be prevented with vaccinations.
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| hepatitis |
literally, inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis caused by a virus is known as viral hepatitis. Other causes of hepatitis include toxic chemicals and alcohol abuse.
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| hepatitis A |
A viral acute hepatitis caused by the Hepatitis A virus, belonging till the Picornaviridae-family. The transmission route is faecal-oral. The disease is usually selflimiting, it very seldomly becomes fulminant and never goes into a chronic state. There is no treatment, but the disease can be prevented by good hygien. A vaccine from killed virus is available and effective.
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