infectious hepatitis

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 (Freq. 2)

• Syn: ↑hepatitis A

• Hypernyms: ↑viral hepatitis

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noun

1. : an acute usually benign hepatitis caused by a single-stranded RNA virus that does not persist in the blood serum and is transmitted especially in food and water contaminated with infected fecal matter — called also catarrhal jaundice; compare serum hepatitis

2. : weil's disease

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infectious hepatitis,

a contagious, systemic virus disease of man and animals characterized by inflammation of the liver, fever, and usually jaundice; hepatitis A.