title: The terminology of hepatitis.
abstract: It is proposed that the diseases formerly known as "infectious hepatitis" and "serum hepatitis" be referred to as viral hepatitis type A and viral hepatitis type B, respectively. It is further recommended that the "Australia" antigen be referred to as hepatitis B antigen (HB Ag) and the corresponding antibody as hepatitis B antibody (HB Ab).
mesh_terms: D006506:Hepatitis A; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic