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).
Synonyms: Human Viral Hepatitis, Human Viral Hepatitides, Viral Hepatitis, Human, Viral Hepatitides, Human, Hepatitis, Viral, Human
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use HEPATITIS C to search HEPATITIS, VIRAL, NON-A, NON-B 1980-93 ,77; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, NON-A, NON-B was heading 1980-91 (see under HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN 1980-90), was see HEPATITIS C 1992-93 ,coordinate IM with pre-coordinated virus disease term (IM) but note specific viral hepatitis terms
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D006525