Hepatitis A
"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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