Hepatitis E virus infection

Hepatitis E virus infection

Definition

Acute inflammation of the liver in humans; caused by hepatitis E virus, a non-enveloped single-stranded rna virus. Similar to hepatitis A, its incubation period is 15-60 days and is enterically transmitted, usually by fecal-oral transmission.

Also known as Hepatitis E virus caused hepatitis, Hepatitis E virus hepatitis, hepatitis type E — per MONDO

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