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Deaths. 11,200 [5] Hepatitis A is an infectious disease of the liver caused by Hepatovirus A (HAV); [6] it is a type of viral hepatitis. [7] Many cases have few or no symptoms, especially in the young. [1] The time between infection and symptoms, in those who develop them, is 2–6 weeks. [2] When symptoms occur, they typically last 8 weeks and ...
The Higher Education Price Index ( HEPI) is a measure of the inflation rate applicable to United States higher education. HEPI measures the average relative level in the prices of a fixed market basket of goods and services typically purchased by colleges and universities through current-fund educational and general expenditures, excluding ...
Hepatitis has a broad spectrum of presentations that range from a complete lack of symptoms to severe liver failure. [17] [18] [19] The acute form of hepatitis, generally caused by viral infection, is characterized by constitutional symptoms that are typically self-limiting. [17] [18] Chronic hepatitis presents similarly, but can manifest signs ...
Hatshepsut [a] ( / hɑːtˈʃɛpsʊt / haht-SHEPP-sut; c.1507–1458 BC) was the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Thutmose II and the fifth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, ruling first as regent, then as queen regnant from c.1479 BC until c.1458 BC (Low Chronology). [8] She was Egypt's second confirmed queen regnant, the first being ...
Twinrix is a brand manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals. The full generic name is hepatitis A inactivated & hepatitis B (recombinant) vaccine. [13] Twinrix is administered over three doses. The name was created because it is a mixture of two earlier vaccines — Havrix, an inactivated-virus Hepatitis A vaccine, and Engerix-B, a ...
290,000 (2019) [4] Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that primarily affects the liver; [2] it is a type of viral hepatitis. [6] During the initial infection period, people often have mild or no symptoms. [1] Early symptoms can include fever, dark urine, abdominal pain, and yellow tinged skin. [1]
Hepatitis E is inflammation of the liver caused by infection with the hepatitis E virus (HEV); [4] [5] it is a type of viral hepatitis. [6] Hepatitis E has mainly a fecal-oral transmission route that is similar to hepatitis A, although the viruses are unrelated. [7] [8] [9] HEV is a positive-sense, single-stranded, nonenveloped, RNA icosahedral ...
Hepatocellular carcinoma in an individual who was hepatitis C positive. Autopsy specimen. Hepatocellular carcinoma ( HCC [1]) is the most common type of primary liver cancer in adults and is currently the most common cause of death in people with cirrhosis. [2] HCC is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide.