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Published on: November 7, 2018
Viral hepatitis
G W Mitchell1, P M Maniscalco, K H West
1U.S. Army Medical Corps, San Antonio, TX.
Abstract:
Viral hepatitis is the most common serious contagious disease caused by viruses that attack the liver. Approximately 70,000 cases are reported to the Centers for Disease Control each year, representing only a fraction of U.S. cases. There are five types of viral hepatitis currently known: Hepatitis A--formerly called infectious hepatitis; Hepatitis B--formerly called serum hepatitis, and the most serious form; Hepatitis C--formerly called non-A, non-B hepatitis; Hepatitis D--formerly called delta hepatitis; Hepatitis E--formerly called enteric or epidemic non-A, non-B hepatitis. The following Open Forum, prepared by leading EMS experts, explores the differences among the types of hepatitis, signs and symptoms, and EMS implications.
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