Hepatitis A Definition

noun
A form of hepatitis caused by an RNA virus, usually transmitted by contaminated food and water, and characterized by a shorter incubation period and milder symptoms than hepatitis B; infectious hepatitis.
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Hepatitis A Sentence Examples

  • Neutralizing antibody to hepatitis A virus in immune serum globulin and in the sera of human recipients of immune serum globulin.

  • Recommended vaccinations include Hepatitis A and B, typhoid, yellow fever, polio, meningococcal diseases and rabies.

  • The 1990s brought us a hepatitis A vaccine and artificial muscles.

  • Get Hepatitis A and typhoid immunisations about 4 weeks before you go.

  • Hepatitis A is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV).

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