Hollinger F B
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Int J Circumpolar Health. 1998;57 Suppl 1:276-9.
Viral hepatitis is a general term that is reserved for infections of the liver caused by one of at least six distinct hepatitis viruses, designated hepatitis virus A, B, C, D, E, and G/GB. The human hepatitis viruses are a group of diverse pathogens that share an ability to cause inflammation and necrosis of the liver. The most notable sign of this disease is jaundice, an orange-yellow discoloration of the scleroproteins of the skin and conjunctivae caused by the deposition of bilirubin in the blood resulting from faulty excretion of bile pigment by damaged hepatocytes.
病毒性肝炎是一个统称，专指由至少六种不同的肝炎病毒之一引起的肝脏感染，这些病毒分别被命名为甲型、乙型、丙型、丁型、戊型肝炎病毒以及庚型/GB病毒。人类肝炎病毒是一组多样的病原体，它们都有引发肝脏炎症和坏死的能力。这种疾病最显著的症状是黄疸，即由于受损肝细胞胆汁色素排泄功能异常，胆红素在血液中沉积，导致皮肤和结膜的硬蛋白出现橙黄色变色。
