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Liver inflammation due to a viral infection (or other cause) that doesn’t last more than six months. Beyond that duration, one speak about chronic hepatitis.

Branch of medical science concerned with the causes and origins of diseases.

Organosulphuric component (organic compound containing at least one sulfur atom), present in garlic or onions.

Immune defense (immunoglobulin) produced by the B Lymphocytes. It bind to the undesirable foreign substance (antigen) in order to neutralize it.

Accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity (abdomen).

Involuntary jerking movement in the hands elicited by extending the arm; result from lapses of sustained muscular tone. It is a sign of a sign of hepatic insufficiency. Synonym of “flapping tremor”.

Medical term for the condition known as weakness.

Having or showing no symptoms of disease.

An autoantibody is an antibody produced by the immune system that is directed against one of the individual’s own protein. That mechanism characterizes autoimmune diseases.

Autoimmune diseases are caused by a dysfunction of the immune system which attacks normal body constituents.

Liver inflammatory disease caused by the presence of autoantibodies directed against the liver cells.