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Viral Hepatitis

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Diagnostic Imaging of Emerging Infectious Diseases

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Abstract

Virus hepatitis is a group of systemic infectious diseases induced by various types of hepatitis virus, predominantly with liver damages. Based on the pathogen, virus hepatitis can be categorized into five types: hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D, and hepatitis E. Hepatitis A and hepatitis E are transmitted mainly via fecal-mouth route which are mainly manifested as acute infections. Hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and hepatitis D are transmitted mainly via extra-gastrointestinal routes, commonly manifested as chronic infection, and the condition rarely develops into hepatic cirrhosis and even hepatocellular carcinoma.

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    Wu Shi-Pin

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    Bo-Ping Zhou

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    Liu Ying-Xia, Xu Cheng, He Qing, Dong Chang-Feng, Huang Ting, Yang Gen-Dong, Wang Zhao-Qin, Zhang Xiang-Mei, Yuan Hong & Zeng Zheng

  4. The Third Affiliated Hospital Zhongshan University, Shi Pai, Guangzhou, China

    Chong Yu-Tian

  5. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China

    Wang Yi-Xiang & Wang Jun-Qing

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Shi-Pin, W. et al. (2016). Viral Hepatitis. In: Lu, PX., Zhou, BP. (eds) Diagnostic Imaging of Emerging Infectious Diseases. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7363-8_6

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