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Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine that studies the digestive system and its disorders.
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Norwalk virus
Medical; Gastroenterology
A virus that may cause gastrointestinal infection and diarrhea.
Hepatitis E
Medical; Gastroenterology
A virus spread mostly through unclean water. This type of hepatitis is common in developing countries. It has not occurred in the united states.
Hepatitis C
Medical; Gastroenterology
A virus spread by blood transfusion (prior to july 1992) and possibly by sexual intercourse or sharing needles with infected people. Hepatitis c can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. Hepatitis c ...
Hepatitis B
Medical; Gastroenterology
A virus commonly spread through sexual intercourse, blood transfusion, sharing needles with infected people, or from mother to newborn at birth. Hepatitis b is more common and much more easily spread ...
Hepatitis B vaccine
Medical; Gastroenterology
A vaccination to prevent hepatitis b. The vaccine leads the body to make its own protection (antibodies) against the virus.
Hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIg)
Medical; Gastroenterology
A vaccination that gives short-term protection against hepatitis b.
