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Definition of Serum hepatitis

1. 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.

Medical Definition of Serum hepatitis

1. A form of viral hepatitis, known as serum hepatitis, because it is commonly spread through contact with infected blood products (transfusion). May also be spread sexually or from mother to infant. Hepatitis B can cause a much more severe infection than hepatitis A and can occur as an asymptomatic carrier state, a chronic infection or as cirrhosis of the liver. Those at risk (IV drug abusers, health care workers, dialysis patients, transfusion recipients, homosexuals) should be immunised with hepatitis B vaccine. The virus is 42nm diameter, with an outer sheath enclosing inner 27nm core particle containing the circular viral DNA. Aggregates of the envelope proteins are found in plasma and are referred to as hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg, previously called Australia antigen). The virus can persist for long periods (and in asymptomatic carriers), association of integrated virus with hepatocellular carcinoma is now well established. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Serum Hepatitis

Literary usage of Serum hepatitis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biographical Memoirs by National Academy Of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences Staff, Caroline K. McEuen (1980)
"Inactivation of the virus of homologous serum hepatitis in solutions of normal human serum albumin by means of heat. J. Clin. Invest., 27:239-44. ..."

2. Digestive Diseases of the U. S.: Epidemiology and Impact edited by James E. Everhart (1994)
"Hepatitis B HBV Hepatitis B virus; etiologic agent of hepatitis B virus; also known as serum hepatitis; agent also known as Dane particle. ..."

3. Recommended Infection-Control Practices for Dentistry edited by Barbara F. Gooch (1998)
"Hepatitis B is one type of inflammation of the liver which is sometimes called serum hepatitis because it is transmitted by blood or serum. ..."

4. Guide to Developing and Managing an Emergency Service: Infection Control Program by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"HEPATITIS B (HBV) ("serum hepatitis") A viral form of hepatitis spread through blood contact, and also as a sexually transmitted disease. ..."

5. Multilingual Health Education Resource Guide by Margo Pfleger, Mizzette Fuenzalida (1996)
"TITLE/SOURCE: YEAR/TYPE: CODE: INFECTIOUS DISEASES VIETNAMESE—HEPATITIS B Precautions Against serum hepatitis in the Home Environment; NJ Refugee Health ..."

6. Biographical Memoirs by National Academy Of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences Staff, Caroline K. McEuen (1980)
"Inactivation of the virus of homologous serum hepatitis in solutions of normal human serum albumin by means of heat. J. Clin. Invest., 27:239-44. ..."

7. Digestive Diseases of the U. S.: Epidemiology and Impact edited by James E. Everhart (1994)
"Hepatitis B HBV Hepatitis B virus; etiologic agent of hepatitis B virus; also known as serum hepatitis; agent also known as Dane particle. ..."

8. Recommended Infection-Control Practices for Dentistry edited by Barbara F. Gooch (1998)
"Hepatitis B is one type of inflammation of the liver which is sometimes called serum hepatitis because it is transmitted by blood or serum. ..."

9. Guide to Developing and Managing an Emergency Service: Infection Control Program by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"HEPATITIS B (HBV) ("serum hepatitis") A viral form of hepatitis spread through blood contact, and also as a sexually transmitted disease. ..."

10. Multilingual Health Education Resource Guide by Margo Pfleger, Mizzette Fuenzalida (1996)
"TITLE/SOURCE: YEAR/TYPE: CODE: INFECTIOUS DISEASES VIETNAMESE—HEPATITIS B Precautions Against serum hepatitis in the Home Environment; NJ Refugee Health ..."

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