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.

MeSH information

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C02.440.420 C02.782.687.359.500 C06.552.380.705.422
Concept/Terms	Hepatitis A Hepatitis A Infectious Hepatitis Hepatitides, Infectious Infectious Hepatitides Hepatitis, Infectious

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Hepatitis A".

Diseases [C]
Virus Diseases [C02]
Hepatitis, Viral, Human [C02.440]
Hepatitis A [C02.440.420]
RNA Virus Infections [C02.782]
Picornaviridae Infections [C02.782.687]
Enterovirus Infections [C02.782.687.359]
Hepatitis A [C02.782.687.359.500]
Digestive System Diseases [C06]
Liver Diseases [C06.552]
Hepatitis [C06.552.380]
Hepatitis, Viral, Human [C06.552.380.705]
Hepatitis A [C06.552.380.705.422]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Hepatitis A".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Hepatitis A".

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