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Hepatitis F is one of the types of Hepatitis which is caused by
an as yet poorly characterized DNA virus.
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This disease is caused by the hepatitis F virus.
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Hepatitis F is a hypothetical virus linked to hepatitis.
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This is also known as a hypothetical virus which is popularly linked
to hepatitis.
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This is also known as a nonexistent virus as well.
> Most recently, in 1994 Deka et al reported that novel viral
particles had been discovered in the stool of
post-transfusion, non-hepatitis A, non-hepatitis B, non-hepatitis
C, non-hepatitis E patients.
> Injection of these particles, into the bloodstream of Indian
rhesus monkeys caused hepatitis, and the virus
was named hepatitis F, or Toga virus.
> Further investigations failed to confirm the existence of the
virus, and it was delisted as a cause for infectious
hepatitis.
Sign
and symptoms-
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Some of the major symptoms of Hepatitis F includes-
Fever
Fatigue
Loss of appetite
Abdominal pain
Anorexia
Dark urine
Jaundice
Nausea
Vomiting
Joint pain
Diarrhea
Itching skin or rash
These symptoms are available at the final stages of the disease.
Diagnosis-
Blood tests.
Liver panel tests.
ELISA II.
RIBA II.
Liver biopsy.
Treatment
Hepatitis
F is one of those diseases which presently have no treatment.
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