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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web There are vaccines to prevent hepatitis A and hepatitis B, but there is no vaccine for hepatitis C. 
Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 15 July 2022 People who are infected can spread hepatitis A to others around them. Chris Smith, BGR, 6 June 2022 Other examples of this type of spread include hepatitis A in food-service workers. Sara Lindberg, SELF, 2 June 2022 Common causes such as the viruses that cause hepatitis A, B, C, D and E aren’t to blame. Denise Roland, WSJ, 20 May 2022 In severe cases, hepatitis A can lead to liver failure. Chris Smith, BGR, 6 June 2022 Public health officials are investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A potentially linked to organic strawberries. Amanda Pérez Pintado, USA TODAY, 2 June 2022 But hepatitis A can lead to liver failure and even an emergency liver transplant in rare cases, the national institute says. Brooks Sutherland, The Enquirer, 31 May 2022 The pediatric death count for Covid-19 exceeds the numbers for diseases like hepatitis A, chickenpox and the diarrhea-causing rotavirus before vaccines become available protecting against the conditions, CDC officials have said. Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ, 17 June 2022 See More
Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 15 July 2022 People who are infected can spread hepatitis A to others around them. Chris Smith, BGR, 6 June 2022 Other examples of this type of spread include hepatitis A in food-service workers. Sara Lindberg, SELF, 2 June 2022 Common causes such as the viruses that cause hepatitis A, B, C, D and E aren’t to blame. Denise Roland, WSJ, 20 May 2022 In severe cases, hepatitis A can lead to liver failure. Chris Smith, BGR, 6 June 2022 Public health officials are investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A potentially linked to organic strawberries. Amanda Pérez Pintado, USA TODAY, 2 June 2022 But hepatitis A can lead to liver failure and even an emergency liver transplant in rare cases, the national institute says. Brooks Sutherland, The Enquirer, 31 May 2022 The pediatric death count for Covid-19 exceeds the numbers for diseases like hepatitis A, chickenpox and the diarrhea-causing rotavirus before vaccines become available protecting against the conditions, CDC officials have said. Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ, 17 June 2022 See More 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