HEPATITIS A

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does hepatitis A mean? 

• HEPATITIS A (noun)
  The noun HEPATITIS A has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: HEPATITIS A used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEPATITIS A (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

hepatitis A; infectious hepatitis

Hypernyms ("hepatitis A" is a kind of...):

viral hepatitis (hepatitis caused by a virus)

 Context examples 

Immunization with hepatitis A vaccine induces the formation of anti-HAV antibodies which provide protection against hepatitis A infection.

(hepatitis A vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes hepatitis A virus cellular receptor 2 protein, is involved in the activation of macrophages and helper T cells.

(HAVCR2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the hepatitis A viral load in a biological specimen.

(Hepatitis A Viral Load Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A measurement of hepatitis A virus antibody IgM in a biological specimen.

(Hepatitis A Virus Antibody IgM Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Viruses cause some of them, like hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Others can be the result of drugs, poisons or drinking too much alcohol.

(Liver Diseases, NIH)

The vaccine is made of a weakened form of the virus that cannot cause disease but causes the body’s immune system to make antibodies that destroy the hepatitis A virus.

(hepatitis A vaccine, NCI Dictionary)

One type, hepatitis A, is caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV).

(Hepatitis A, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

The type of hepatitis is named for the virus that causes it; for example, hepatitis A, hepatitis B or hepatitis C. Drug or alcohol use can also cause hepatitis.

(Hepatitis, NIH)

Acute inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus.

(Hepatitis A Infection, NCI Thesaurus)

It also may be associated with Lyme disease, Wegener's granulomatosis, Sjogren syndrome, cryoglobulinemia, hypereosinophilia, temporal arteritis, scleroderma, sarcoidosis, leprosy, acute viral hepatitis A, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

(Mononeuritis Multiplex, NCI Thesaurus)