Zuckerman A J
J Med Virol. 1978;3(1):1-8. doi: 10.1002/jmv.1890030102.
Viral hepatitis is a major public health problem occurring endemically in all parts of the world. The general term viral hepatitis refers to infections caused by hepatitis virus type A, type B and a more recently identified infection referred to as "non-A: non-B" hepatitis. These clinically and pathologically similar forms of hepatitis have been studied intensively following the discovery of a specific antigen, Australia antigen, one of the markers of infection with hepatitis B virus.
病毒性肝炎是一个在世界所有地区都呈地方性流行的主要公共卫生问题。术语“病毒性肝炎”指的是由甲型肝炎病毒、乙型肝炎病毒以及最近发现的一种被称为“非甲非乙”型肝炎的感染所引起的感染。在发现一种特异性抗原——澳大利亚抗原(乙肝病毒感染的标志物之一)之后,对这些在临床和病理上相似的肝炎形式进行了深入研究。