persistent viral hepatitis

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• Hepatitis C — Classification and external resources Electron micrograph of hepatitis C virus purified from cell culture. The scale = 50 nanometers ICD 10 B …   Wikipedia

• Hepatitis B in China — Hepatitis B is recognized as endemic in China by the World Health Organization (WHO).Liang XF, Chen YS, Wang XJ, et al. A study on the sero epidemiology of hepatitis B in Chinese population aged over 3 years old: the report from Chinese Center… …   Wikipedia

• hepatitis B — bē n a sometimes fatal hepatitis caused by a double stranded DNA virus (species Hepatitis B virus of the genus Orthohepadnavirus, family Hepadnaviridae) that tends to persist in the blood serum and is transmitted esp. by contact with infected… …   Medical dictionary

• hepatitis — Inflammation of the liver, due usually to viral infection but sometimes to toxic agents. [hepat + itis] Previously endemic throughout much of the developing world, viral h. now ranks as a major public health problem in industrialized nations. The …   Medical dictionary

• Viral envelope — Schematic of a Cytomegalovirus Many viruses (e.g. influenza and many animal viruses) have viral envelopes covering their protein capsids.[1] The envelopes typically are derived from portions of the host cell membranes (pho …   Wikipedia

• hepatitis — n. inflammation of the liver caused by viruses, toxic substances, or immunological abnormalities. Infectious hepatitis is caused by viruses, several types of which have been isolated as specific causes of the disease and can be detected by blood… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• chronic persistent hepatitis — chronic persisting hepatitis a chronic, nonprogressive inflammatory process affecting primarily the portal areas without producing fibrosis, necrosis, or cirrhosis, an uncommon sequel of one of the forms of viral hepatitis. It may be asymptomatic …   Medical dictionary

• Virus — This article is about the biological agent. For other uses, see Virus (disambiguation). For a generally accessible and less technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to viruses. Viruses …   Wikipedia

• digestive system disease — Introduction       any of the diseases that affect the human digestive tract. Such disorders may affect the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), pancreas, liver, or biliary tract. A prevalent disorder of the digestive… …   Universalium

• Virus — Para otros usos de este término, véase Virus (desambiguación) …   Wikipedia Español

• virus — viruslike, adj. /vuy reuhs/, n., pl. viruses. 1. an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA …   Universalium