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Medical Definition of MS-1 hepatitis
1. A virus disease with a short incubation period (usually 15 to 50 days), caused by hepatitis A virus, a member of the family Picornaviridae, often transmitted by faecal-oral route; may be inapparent, mild, severe, or occasionally fatal and occurs sporadically or in epidemics, commonly in school-age children and young adults; necrosis of periportal liver cells with lymphocytic and plasma cell infiltration is characteristic and jaundice is a common symptom. Synonym: epidemic hepatitis, hepatitis A, infectious hepatitis, MS-1 hepatitis, short incubation hepatitis, virus A hepatitis. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of MS-1 Hepatitis
MRHD MRI MRI scan MRIs MRO MRP MRP II MRS MRSA MRSI | MRTA MRU MRV MR angiography MS MS-1 hepatitis (current term) MS-DOS MS. MS2 polymerase MSA | MSAFP MSAU MSAs MSB MSB trichrome stain MSCE MSCT MSCTA MSDN MSDS |