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Infectious hepatitis

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Infectious hepatitis = disease of liver caused by hepatitis A virus infection.

Dr. Heidi Fowler reviewed this

27 year experience in Psychiatry

Is a type of:

Hepatitis

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

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