Hepatitis E [hepatitida E]
- Terms
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Enterically-Transmitted Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis
Epidemic Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis
ET-NANBH
Hepatitis, Viral, Non-A, Non-B, Enterically-Transmitted
Hepatitis, Water-Borne
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.
- DUI
- D016751 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0025508
- Previous indexing
- Hepatitis, Viral, Human (1990-1991)
- History note
- 92
- Public note
- 92
Allowable subheadings
- BL
- blood 1
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CI
- chemically induced 1
- CL
- classification 3
- CO
- complications 11
- CN
- congenital
- DI
- diagnosis 62
- DG
- diagnostic imaging
- DH
- diet therapy 1
- DT
- drug therapy 14
- EC
- economics
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology
- EP
- epidemiology 64
- EH
- ethnology
- ET
- etiology 21
- GE
- genetics 1
- HI
- history 2
- IM
- immunology 4
- ME
- metabolism
- MI
- microbiology
- MO
- mortality 3
- NU
- nursing
- PS
- parasitology
- PA
- pathology 13
- PP
- physiopathology 4
- PC
- prevention & control 26
- PX
- psychology
- RT
- radiotherapy
- RH
- rehabilitation
- SU
- surgery
- TH
- therapy 23
- TM
- transmission 38
- UR
- urine
- VE
- veterinary 7
- VI
- virology 14