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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Industry: Government; Health care
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The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. The Institute supports much of the clinical research on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty fields, as ...
An infection of the peritoneum.
Industry:Medical
An infection caused by ingesting unclean food or drink. It often occurs during travel outside of one’s own country.
Industry:Medical
A virus that occurs mostly in people who share needles with infected people. Only people who have hepatitis b can get hepatitis d.
Industry:Medical
A virus that may cause gastrointestinal infection and diarrhea.
Industry:Medical
A virus spread mostly through unclean water. This type of hepatitis is common in developing countries. It has not occurred in the united states.
Industry:Medical
A virus spread by blood transfusion (prior to july 1992) and possibly by sexual intercourse or sharing needles with infected people. Hepatitis c can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. Hepatitis c used to be called non-a, non-b hepatitis.
Industry:Medical
A virus most often spread through unclean food and water.
Industry:Medical
A virus commonly spread through sexual intercourse, blood transfusion, sharing needles with infected people, or from mother to newborn at birth. Hepatitis b is more common and much more easily spread than the aids virus and may lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer.
Industry:Medical
A vaccination to prevent hepatitis b. The vaccine leads the body to make its own protection (antibodies) against the virus.
Industry:Medical
A vaccination that gives short-term protection against hepatitis b.
Industry:Medical
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