hepatitis A

noun

: an acute usually benign hepatitis that is caused by a picornavirus (species Hepatitis A virus of the genus Hepatovirus), is marked by fatigue, fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, darkened urine, and jaundice but may be asymptomatic, especially in children, and is transmitted especially in food and water contaminated with infected fecal matter

Note: Unlike other forms of hepatitis, hepatitis A is a short-term illness that does not progress to a chronic condition and does not typically cause permanent liver damage.

called also infectious hepatitis

Examples of hepatitis A in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Chi-Chi's Mexican restaurants are slated to make a comeback more than two decades after closing amid a hepatitis A outbreak. TOURIST TAX – A popular vacation destination will implement a tax for every passenger on cruise ships that dock in the country. —Fox News Staff, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2024

The incident is the largest hepatitis A outbreak in the U.S., according to CNN. —Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024

Shortly after, a large hepatitis A outbreak in 2003 was tied to contaminated green onions served at a Chi-Chi's restaurant near Pittsburgh. —Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024

Following a series of ownership changes, as well as the fatal hepatitis A outbreak, the restaurant chain closed in 2004. —Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

hepatitis A

noun

-ˈā 

: an acute usually benign hepatitis that is caused by a picornavirus (species Hepatitis A virus of the genus Hepatovirus), is marked by fatigue, fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, darkened urine, and jaundice but may be asymptomatic, especially in children, and is transmitted especially in food and water contaminated with infected fecal matter

Note: Unlike other forms of hepatitis, hepatitis A is a short-term illness that does not progress to a chronic condition and does not typically cause permanent liver damage.

called also infectious hepatitis

see havrix