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S: WHO – https://www.who.int/health-topics/hepatitis#tab=tab_1 (last access: 14 April 2024); CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/index.htm (last access: 14 April 2024).
N: 1. 1727, coined from Greek hepatos, genitive of hepar “liver,” from PIE root yekwr- (cognates: Sanskrit yakrt, Avestan yakar, Persian jigar, Latin jecur, Old Lithuanian jeknos “liver”) + -itis “inflammation.”
2. Inflammation of the liver that results from a variety of causes, both infectious and noninfectious. Infectious agents that cause hepatitis include viruses and parasites; noninfectious substances include certain drugs and toxic agents. In some instances hepatitis results from an autoimmune reaction directed against the liver cells of the body.
3. hepatitis: An inflammatory disease of the liver usually caused by a virus.
4. hepatitis A or infectious hepatitis: A self-limited viral disease of worldwide distribution caused by the hepatitis A virus, which is more prevalent in areas of poor hygiene and low socioeconomic standards, being transmitted almost exclusively by the fecal-oral route, although parenteral transmission is possible; there is no carrier state.
5. Cultural Interrelation: We can mention A brief history of hepatitis research.
S: 1. OED – http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=hepatitis&searchmode=none (last access: 3 September 2014). 2. EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/science/hepatitis (last access: 28 July 2015). 3&4. TERMIUM PLUS – https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?lang=eng&i=1&srchtxt=hepatitis&index=alt&codom2nd_wet=1#resultrecs (last access: 11 April 2024). 5. Liverwell – https://liverwell.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Hepatitis-research-timeline-Infographic-2021.pdf (last access: 11 April 2024).
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