<unk> eans inflammation of the liver.<unk>  is a liver disease caused by the<unk>  virus <unk> V), the most common type of<unk> n the United States, along with the types B, and C. The virus is primarily spread when an uninfected (and unvaccinated) person ingests food or water that is contaminated with the feces of an infected person. The disease is closely associated with unsafe water, inadequate sanitation and poor personal hygiene.<unk>  infection can cause the liver to swell, but does not cause chronic liver disease and is rarely fatal, but it can cause debilitating symptoms and fulminant<unk> acute liver failure), which is associated with high mortality. For most patients,<unk> V will go away on its own after several weeks. Common symptoms may include: fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea.<unk>  occurs sporadically and in epidemics worldwide, with a tendency for cyclic recurrences. The<unk>  virus is one of the most frequent causes of foodborne infection.<unk>  viruses persist in the environment and can resist food-production processes routinely used to inactivate and/or control bacterial pathogens.
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