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Hepatitis |
viral; Viral Hepatitis |
Hepatitis is a gastroenterological disease, featuring inflammation of the liver. The clinical signs and prognosis, as well as the therapy, depend on the cause. Signs and symptoms Hepatitis is characterised by fatigue, malaise, joint aches, abdominal pain, vomiting 2-3 times per day for the first 5 days, loss of appetite, dark urine, fever, hepatomegaly (enlarged liver) and jaundice (icterus). Some chronic forms of hepatitis show very few of these signs and only present when the longstan ...
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- Add Hepatitis B Vaccination to Your Back to School List (National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- Alcoholic Hepatitis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- American Liver Foundation
- Autoimmune Hepatitis (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- CDC Issues Recommendations Designed to Prevent Hepatitis Infections in Correctional Settings (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Chronic Hepatitis C: Current Disease Management (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Cirrhosis of the Liver (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Hepatitis (National Institutes of Health)
- Closing the Gap: Adult Immunizations Save Lives (Office of Minority Health Resource Center, OMH, OPHS, OS, HHS)
- Coinfection with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus (CDC National Prevention Information Network)
- Digestive Diseases Dictionary [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Directory of Digestive Disease Organizations for Patients (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- El aparato digestivo y su funcionamiento (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Frequently Asked Questions - Hepatitis (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Frequently Asked Questions and Answers About Coinfection with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus (CDC National Prevention Information Network)
- Gastrointestinal Resources (Cleveland Clinic)
- Get Tested for Hepatitis C (Division of Viral Hepatitis, NCID, CDC)
- Glossary (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- Hagase La Prueba de la Hepatitis C (Division of Viral Hepatitis, NCID, CDC)
- Harmless Virus Associated with Longer Life for Some HIV-Positive Men (National Institutes of Health)
- Hepatitis (HealthWorld)
- Hepatitis (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Hepatitis (HealthWorld)
- Hepatitis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Hepatitis (Medline Plus)
- Hepatitis (National Institutes of Health)
- Hepatitis (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Hepatitis (Lab Tests Online)
- Hepatitis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Hepatitis (Nemours Foundation)
- Hepatitis (Nemours Foundation)
- Hepatitis A Prevention (Division of Viral Hepatitis, NCID, CDC)
- Hepatitis A Vaccine - What You Need to Know (National Immunization Program Resource Center, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- Hepatitis A, B, and C: Learn the Differences (Immunization Action Coalition)
- Hepatitis and Liver Diseases in the United States (American Liver Foundation)
- Hepatitis B (Cleveland Clinic)
- Hepatitis B in Asian Americans (Asian Liver Center at Stanford University)
- Hepatitis B Information for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (Immunization Action Coalition)
- Hepatitis B Vaccine - What You Need to Know (National Immunization Program Resource Center, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- Hepatitis C (Cleveland Clinic)
- Hepatitis C (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Hepatitis C: An Emerging Threat to Public Health (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- Hepatitis C: Information Resources (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Hepatitis C: Treatment Alternatives (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Hepatitis Foundation International
- Hepatitis [Easy-to-Read] (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Hepatitis, Viral, Type A: Health Information for International Travel (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Hepatitis, Viral, Type E: Health Information for International Travel (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- If You Have Hepatitis C (Division of Viral Hepatitis, NCID, CDC)
- Immunization Action Coalition
- Imprisoned Youth at High Risk for Viral Hepatitis (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- Infección Conjunta De VIH Y Virus De Hepatitis C (CDC National Prevention Information Network)
- Information to Live By: Hepatitis D (American Social Health Association)
- Information to Live By: Hepatitis E (American Social Health Association)
- Jaundice (Cleveland Clinic)
- Liver Biopsy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Liver Failure (Cleveland Clinic)
- Liver Panel (Lab Tests Online)
- Liver Specialist Directory (Hepatitis B Foundation)
- Liver Transplantation (Cleveland Clinic)
- Lo que necesito saber sobre la Hepatitis A (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, NIDDK, NIH, HHS)
- Lo que necesito saber sobre la Hepatitis B (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, NIDDK, NIH, HHS)
- Lo que necesito saber sobre la Hepatitis C (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, NIDDK, NIH, HHS)
- Management of Hepatitis C (Office of Medical Applications of Research, NIH, HHS)
- Medicare Preventive Services... To Help Keep You Healthy (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS)
- Multiple Sclerosis and the Hepatitis B Vaccine (National Immunization Program, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- National Center for Infectious Diseases
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Neonatal Hepatitis (American Liver Foundation)
- Other Health Issues (National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), SAMSHA, HHS)
- Preventing Viral Hepatitis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Protect Your Baby With Hepatitis B Shots (National Immunization Program, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- Protect Yourself from Hepatitis (Men Who Have Sex with Men) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - Links to PDF File
- Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis C VirusInfection and HCV-Related Chronic Disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- Right Way to Use a Condom (American Social Health Association)
- STDs Today (CDC National Prevention Information Network)
- Toxic Hepatitis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Understanding the Immune System (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Vaccination for Hepatitis A & B (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Vaccinations for Hepatitis A and B (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Vaccine-Preventable Childhood Diseases (National Immunization Program, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- Viral Hepatitis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Viral Hepatitis A to E and Beyond (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Viral Hepatitis and Injection Drug Users (National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention)
- Viral Hepatitis B - Fact Sheet (Division of Viral Hepatitis, NCID, CDC)
- Viral Hepatitis B: Frequently Asked Questions (National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- Viral Hepatitis: A Through E and Beyond (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- What I Need to Know About Hepatitis A (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- What I Need to Know about Hepatitis A [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- What I Need to Know About Hepatitis B (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- What I Need to Know about Hepatitis B [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- What I Need to Know about Hepatitis C [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Work-site Accommodation Ideas for Individuals with Hepatitis (Job Accommodation Network)
- Yellow Book: Health Information for International Travel, 2003-2004, The (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- Your Digestive System and How It Works (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
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