hepatitis virus

  • 121hepatitis C — n. pat a form of hepatitis with clinical effects similar to those of hepatitis B, caused by a blood borne retrovirus(hepatitis C virus)that may be of the hepatitis non A, non B type …

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  • 122virus — noun 1 sth that causes disease; a disease ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly, killer, lethal ▪ nasty ▪ virulent ▪ infectious ▪ …

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  • 123Virus ARN — Un virus ARN es un virus que usa el ARN como material genético, o bien que en su proceso de replicación necesita el ARN. Por ejemplo, el virus de la Hepatitis B es un virus clasificado como virus ARN, aunque su genoma es ADN de doble cadena, ya… …

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  • 124hepatitis A — noun Date: 1972 an acute usually benign hepatitis caused by a picornavirus (species Hepatitis A virus of the genus Hepatovirus) that does not persist in the blood serum and is transmitted especially in food and water contaminated with infected… …

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  • 125Hepatitis F — A rare form of liver inflammation caused by infection with the so called hepatitis F virus, which may be a mutation of hepatitis B. There is no vaccine or treatment for hepatitis F, although anti viral drugs may be tried …

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  • 126hepatitis A — /hɛpətaɪtəs ˈeɪ / (say hepuhtuytuhs ay) noun a form of hepatitis caused by the hepatitis A virus, occurring mainly in young children and spread by contaminated food or eating utensils; infectious hepatitis …

  • 127hepatitis A — noun an acute but benign form of viral hepatitis caused by an RNA virus that does not persist in the blood serum and is usually transmitted by ingesting food or drink that is contaminated with fecal matter • Syn: ↑infectious hepatitis • Hypernyms …

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  • 128hepatitis B — noun an acute (sometimes fatal) form of viral hepatitis caused by a DNA virus that tends to persist in the blood serum and is transmitted by sexual contact or by transfusion or by ingestion of contaminated blood or other bodily fluids • Syn:… …

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