title: Developments in viral hepatitis.
abstract: Viral hepatitis is a major public health problem occurring endemically in all parts of the world. The general term viral hepatitis refers to infections caused by hepatitis virus type A, type B and a more recently identified infection referred to as "non-A: non-B" hepatitis. These clinically and pathologically similar forms of hepatitis have been studied intensively following the discovery of a specific antigen, Australia antigen, one of the markers of infection with hepatitis B virus.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D046508:Culture Techniques; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006518:Hepatitis Viruses; D006524:Hepatitis, Viral, Animal / Q000635:transmission; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000382:microbiology; D006507:Hepatovirus; D006801:Humans; D007372:Interferons / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002679:Pan troglodytes; D014765:Viral Vaccines
chemical_list: D014765:Viral Vaccines; D007372:Interferons