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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An acute viral hepatitis caused by an RNA virus that is transmitted by ingesting contaminated food and water. It is endemic in developing countries and has occurred in epidemics in regions of Asia, Africa, and Central America.
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- noun an acute form of
hepatitis ,transmitted by theorofecal route.
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