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Ｅ型肝炎 (iigatakanen) Japanese meaning: hepatitis E | Kotomora

Ｅ型肝炎いーがたかんえん

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Meanings

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hepatitis E

A viral liver infection caused by the hepatitis E virus, often transmitted through contaminated water.

Ｅ型がた肝かん炎えんは主おもに汚お染せんされた水みず

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Hepatitis E is mainly transmitted through contaminated water.

Kanji

型mould, type, model
肝liver, pluck, nerve
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Related words

Ａ型肝炎えーがたかんえん
Hepatitis A, also transmitted via the fecal-oral route, but caused by a different virus.
Ｂ型肝炎びーがたかんえん
Hepatitis B, transmitted through blood and bodily fluids, not primarily waterborne.
Ｃ型肝炎しーがたかんえん
Hepatitis C, primarily bloodborne and often chronic.

Etymology

From English 'hepatitis E', where 'E' is the alphabetical designation of the virus type.