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TABLE 4.
Findings in epidemic and sporadic hepatitis
Aa
|
|
| Symptom |
% with symptom
|
Epidemic cases
|
Sporadic cases, 1985-1994
(hospitalized) |
| 1930s-1940sb
(hospitalized) |
San Diego 1974 (all)
|
|
| Anorexia |
89 |
71 |
75 |
| Nausea,
vomiting |
79 |
61 |
 c
|
| Malaise |
76 |
76 |
80 |
| Fever |
52 |
18 |
58
|
| Headache |
40 |
19 |
22 |
| Abdominal
pain |
54 |
26 |
41 |
|
|
a
Data are from references 70,
102, 113, 173, and 246.
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b
Mean data for icteric cases from Table 2.
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c
Not stated except as between 41 and 75%.
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