"Hepatitis A" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans caused by a member of the HEPATOVIRUS genus, HUMAN HEPATITIS A VIRUS. It can be transmitted through fecal contamination of food or water.
| Descriptor ID |
D006506
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.440.420 C02.782.687.359.500 C06.552.380.705.422
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| Concept/Terms |
Hepatitis A- Hepatitis A
- Infectious Hepatitis
- Hepatitides, Infectious
- Infectious Hepatitides
- Hepatitis, Infectious
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hepatitis A" by people in Profiles.
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Ozawa S, Privor-Dumm LA, Nanni A, Durden E, Maiese BA, Nwankwo CU, Brodovicz KG, Acosta CJ, Foley KA. Evidence-to-policy gap on hepatitis A vaccine adoption in 6 countries: Literature vs. policymakers' beliefs. Vaccine. 2014 Jul 07; 32(32):4089-96.
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Dembert ML, Strosahl KF, Bumgarner RL. Diseases from fish and shellfish ingestion. Am Fam Physician. 1981 Aug; 24(2):103-8.
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Philp JR, Hamilton TP, Albert TJ, Stone RS, Pait CF. Infectious hepatitis outbreak with mai tai as the vehicle of transmission. Am J Epidemiol. 1973 Jan; 97(1):50-4.
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McKenna PJ, O'Brian JT, Scheinman HZ, Delaney WE, Pellecchia C, Lepore MJ. Hepatitis and arthritis with hepatitis-associated antigen in serum and synovial fluid. Lancet. 1971 Jul 24; 2(7717):214-5.