Noun: serum hepatitis 'seer-um ,he-pu'tI-tus
- An acute (sometimes fatal) form of viral hepatitis caused by a DNA virus that tends to persist in the blood serum and is transmitted by sexual contact or by transfusion or by ingestion of contaminated blood or other bodily fluids
"The healthcare worker contracted serum hepatitis through an accidental needle stick";
- hepatitis B
Type of: viral hepatitis
Encyclopedia: Serum hepatitis