hep A
Foodborne liver infection
Hep A is informal shorthand for hepatitis A, a viral liver infection typically spread through contaminated food or water.
The abbreviation appears in casual medical discussion and public health contexts: I got my hep A shot before traveling.
Similar shortenings exist for hepatitis B and C (hep B, hep C).
- hepatologyMedicine of bile-producing organs
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
- liver inflammationHepatic swelling condition
- jaundiceYellowing from bile pigment
- yellow eyesAmber-colored vision organs
RNA virus · outbreak · food safety · acute illness · handwashing · wash your hands · water purification · viral infection · epidemiology · sanitation · clean water · developing countries · viral replication · dirty water · surveillance · gastrointestinal distress · stomach bug · fatigue
- HepatitisHCV, HDV, liver inflammation, viral load, viral replication
- Enterovirusesenterovirus, poliovirus, rhinovirus, polio
disease chronicity
hep Ahepatitis C
Viral liver inflammation, specific strain
chronic hepatitis · hepatitis B · HIV · herpes · cirrhosis
- hepatitis CViral liver inflammation, specific strain
- hepatitis BViral disease attacking liver
- viral hepatitisLiver inflammation from infection
- hepatitis vaccineImmunization against liver inflammation
- chronic hepatitisProlonged liver inflammation
- hepatitis testDiagnostic for liver inflammation