viiruslik nakkushaigus, millele on iseloomulikud maksakahjustused, mürgistus ja naha kollasus
viirustekkeline nakkushaigus, mille korral kahjustub põhiliselt maks
viiruslik maksapõletik
inflammation of the liver caused by a few specific viruses that primarily attack the liver
hepatitis caused by any one of at least seven immunologically unrelated viruses: hepatitis A virus, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, hepatitis D virus, hepatitis E virus, hepatitis F virus, hepatitis G virus
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Patients may experience a flulike illness, and general symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, and, less commonly, rash and joint pain. Sometimes jaundice, a yellowing of the skin and eyes, will develop.
The most common hepatitis viruses are types A, B, and C
having regard to the outcome of the informal EU Health Ministers’ meeting held in Bratislava on 3-4 October 2016, which saw Member States agree on support for the development of an integrated EU policy framework on HIV, tuberculosis and viral hepatitis, ...
The acute symptomatic phase of viral hepatitis usually lasts from a few days to several weeks; the period of jaundice that may follow can persist from one to three weeks.
