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infectious hepatitis

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 720515 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain pathology
nakkuslik hepatiit preferred
infective hepatitis preferred
  • term applied to viral infection of the liver, causing jaundice. Hepatitis A is usually food-borne with an incubation period of one month with recovery the rule. Hepatitis B is more severe and is usually transmitted by infected blood or needles or instruments contaminated by blood. It is now recognized to be sexually transmitted also. The incubation period is 3-6 months with a mortality rate of 5-20%. The virus may remain in the blood in the so-called 'carrier state'.
nakkuslik hepatiit preferred
infective hepatitis preferred
Usage examples
  • Persons who may contaminate fresh meat and meat products shall be prohibited from working on or handling them, in particular, persons: (a) suffering from or suspected of suffering from typhoid fever, paratyphoid A and B, infectious enteritis (salmonellosis), dysentery, infective hepatitis, scarlet fever, or who are carriers of these diseases.

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 737213 Last modified 08.11.2018
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Domain types of illnessinfectious diseases - bacteriology - virology
A-hepatiit preferred
A-viirushepatiit
hepatiit A
hepatitis A
viral hepatitis type A
  • A‑hepatiidi viiruse tekitatud toidu ja joogiga nakkav maksapõletik
  • a self-limited viral disease of worldwide distribution caused by the hepatitis A virus, which is more prevalent in areas of poor hygiene and low socioeconomic standards, being transmitted almost exclusively by the fecal-oral route, although parenteral transmission is possible; there is no carrier state
  • an acute usually benign hepatitis that is caused by a picornavirus (species Hepatitis A virus of the genus Hepatovirus), is marked by fatigue, fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, darkened urine, and jaundice but may be asymptomatic, especially in children, and is transmitted especially in food and water contaminated with infected fecal matter
Good to know
  • Unlike other forms of hepatitis, hepatitis A is a short-term illness that does not progress to a chronic condition and does not typically cause permanent liver damage.
A-hepatiit preferred
Usage examples
  • A-hepatiidi peiteperiood on 15–50, keskmiselt 30 päeva.
A-viirushepatiit
Usage examples
  • A-viirushepatiiti nakatumise vältimiseks vaktsineeritakse eelkõige riskirühma kuuluvaid inimesi ning haiguspuhangute korral kontaktseid isikuid.
hepatiit A
Usage examples
  • hepatiit A koguviirus, inaktiveeritud + hepatiit B viirus, puhastatud antigeen
viirushepatiit A
hepatitis A
Usage examples
  • After recovering from hepatitis A, a person no longer carries the virus and remains immune for life.
viral hepatitis type A
infectious hepatitis former
Usage examples
  • Hepatitis A was previously known as infectious hepatitis because it spread relatively easily from those infected to close household contacts.

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