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Infections > Virus Diseases > Hepatitis, Viral, Human
Digestive System Diseases > Liver Diseases > Hepatitis > Hepatitis, Viral, Human

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Hepatitis, Viral, Human  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans due to infection by VIRUSES. There are several significant types of human viral hepatitis with infection caused by enteric-transmission (HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS E) or blood transfusion (HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; and HEPATITIS D).

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Entry terms

  • Viral Hepatitis, Human

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DZJK7M3T-J

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