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Descriptor
English
:
Hepatitis E
Descriptor
Spanish
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Hepatitis E
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Hepatite E
Synonyms
English
:
Enterically-Transmitted Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis
Epidemic Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis
Hepatitis, Viral, Non-A, Non-B, Enterically-Transmitted
Hepatitis, Water-Borne
Tree Number:
C02.440.470
C02.782.455
C06.552.380.705.470
Definition
English
:
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.
History Note
English
:
92
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
30054
Unique Identifier:
D016751
Occurrence in VHL
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