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hepatitis - sm

Posted: Dec 26, 2012

My QA tells me that hepatitis A, B and C must be capitalized and hyphenated, i.e., Hepatitis-A, Hepatitis-B, Hepatitis-C. Has anyone ever heard of this?

Hyphenation of hepatitis - Edgemover

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This is a case of what my med terminology instructor (back in dark ages) used to joke about with us. It does not matter if something is correct or not (in this case, I do not think it is correct) but if that is the way QA wants it transcribed, document the comments from the QA person and hyphenate.

Sounds like where I work - sm

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Owner seems to have a thing about "loose letters" without a hyphen. For some reason, Hepatitis-A, Hepatitis-B, etc., is what she prefers. I agree - it's not correct but I've learned not to argue with her. It's just not worth it.

say to her: send me documented reference of capitalization. - n/m

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nm

after a quick scan - through all my reference books

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I can't find anywhere that it is capitalized.

my brother-in-law - has hepatitis C

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We have stacks and stacks of information and publications given to us by his doctors. Nowhere is it capitalized or hyphenated.

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