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"Hepatic" means of or about the liver.
"itis" at the end of a word means infection of that organ.
Hepatitis B got its name because it was discovered before Hepatitis A. There is also a Hepatitis C.
Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E all refer to diseases of the liver.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agohepatitis is a generic term for inflammatory disease of the liver and is derived from the greek
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∙ 13y agoHepatitis A was previously known as infectious hepatitis because it spread relatively easily from those infected to close household contacts.
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∙ 11y agoIt is the order of discovery of the disease. Other are named accordingly as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C etc.
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The type of hepatitis caused by contaminated food?
It is called infective hepatitis or hepatitis A
What is the virus causing hepatitis?
The hepatitis virus is actually named that particular virus for which it refers to. For example, the virus for hepatitis B is called the hepatitis B virus (HBV), and the virus for hepatitis C is called hepatitis C virus (HCV), and so on.
What is the Common Name for Hepatitis C Virus?
Hepatitis C is formerly called non A non B hepatitis.
Is hepatitis b a liver disease?
Hepatitis B is an inflammation of the Liver due to a virus called ( HBV ).
What is the recovery stage of hepatitis called?
preicteric
What is hepatitis's vaccine name?
For Hepatitis A, it is usually just called "The Hepatitis A vaccine" but is marketed under the brand names Havrix and Vaqta. Hepatitis B is marketed under the brand name Comvax. There isn't a vaccine for Hepatitis C.
What Lab Investigation of hepatitis B?
It is a blood test.
How does hepatitis A affect your health?
Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. One virus that causes hepatitis is called the hepatitis A virus. hepatitis A virus is carried in the bloodstream to the liver. It can then affect your liver to cause hepatitis. For some people with hepatitis A Shows not symptoms. The Common symptoms of Hepatitis A include flu-like symptoms and yellowing of your skin and the whites of your eyes (jaundice) which then gradually clear without treatment.
What is hepatitits c?
The official definition for hepatitis C is " a form of viral hepatitis transmitted in infected blood, causing chronic liver disease. It was formerly called non-A, non-B hepatitis."
What type of microorganism is hepatitis A?
It is a virus called the Hep A virus.
What hepatitis virus appear in the blood?
no this microorganism we can not show nekend eye, by electron microscope we can
What causes durg-induced hepatitis?
Drug-induced hepatitis (also called toxic hepatitis) occurs in eight in every 10,000 people because the liver reacts abnormally during drug exposure, leading to liver damage.
