hepatitis A virus
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- noun
- /ˌhɛpəˈtaɪtɪs eɪ ˈvaɪrəs/
- Specialized
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virus de la hepatitis A
- Kingsley, working collaboratively with researchers from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, tested the ability of HPP to inactivate hepatitis A virus from oysters.
- oysters with hepatitis A virus
Examples
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They found that 1-minute treatments of oysters greatly reduced hepatitis A virus populations.
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This method permits relatively rapid purification of hepatitis A virus and norovirus genetic material from within shellfish tissues.
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The second agent is the hepatitis A virus.
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Only one well was found positive for hepatitis A virus by PCR methods.
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More than twenty years after it was first isolated, the hepatitis A virus continues to be a leading cause of infectious disease.
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During the week following the news release, TCHD received 550 calls from the public inquiring about the IG clinic and asking for general information about the hepatitis A virus.
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Analyses included PCR and cell culture tests for enteroviruses and PCR tests for hepatitis A virus, rotavirus, and Norwalk virus.
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Anti-HAV positivity, reflecting exposure to hepatitis A virus, is associated with older age, lower socioeconomic status and urbanization level, certain ethnic origins, and lack of access to clean water and sanitation facilities.
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PHOTO (COLOR): In studies to measure virus uptake and depletion rates, technician Gloria Meade inoculates a tank of oysters with hepatitis A virus.
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The hepatitis A virus is transmitted through ingestion of contaminated food and water, or through direct contact with an infectious person.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is transparently compositional: it denotes the virus associated with hepatitis type A, which a learner can infer from 'hepatitis' (a liver disease) plus 'virus' (an infectious agent). The letter 'A' functions as a subtype label (a common cross-linguistic naming pattern), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can reasonably understand the MWE.
Etymology
Hepatitis A virus is a simple medical name: hepatitis means a disease of the 'liver', A shows the 'type', and virus is a tiny germ that makes people sick. So, the name tells you it is a virus that causes liver illness of type A.