serum hepatitis
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of serum hepatitis
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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The research distinguished serum hepatitis, which is caused by the transfusions, from the more common form, infectious hepatitis, which is spread directly from person to person.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2010
Journal and the British journal Lancet, teams from NIH and Columbia University have reported that, contrary to prevailing medical opinion, both infectious and serum hepatitis are probably caused by a single virus.
From Time Magazine Archive
During her stay, she received several pints of blood, and when she came down with a severe case of serum hepatitis a few months later, she sued the hospital for $50,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the past five years, more than 20,000 Americans have contracted serum hepatitis, many from blood transfusions, and several have sued as a result.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last year at least 7,335 American are known to have developed serum hepatitis, a sometimes fatal liver ailment that is spread by blood transfusions and sometimes by poor sanitation or unsterile hypodermic needles.
From Time Magazine Archive
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