Also referred to as enterically transmitted non-A, non-B hepatitis, hepatitis E is caused by the waterborne hepatitis E virus (HEV). It occurs primarily in developing countries and rarely occurs in the United States. Exposure to HEV results in an acute infection much like hepatitis A, but does not cause chronic infection. In pregnant women, however, it may be severe and sometimes even fatal. Hepatitis E is spread by solid human waste (fecal) contamination in water.
virus spread mostly through unclean water. This type of hepatitis is common in developing countries and has not occurred in the United States.
Hepatitis E, whose symptoms and methods of transmission resemble hepatitis A, is caused by a virus commonly found in the Indian Ocean region, Africa, and in underdeveloped countries. The symptoms of hepatitis E are like those of hepatitis A, although the period of illness may be as long as several months. Hepatitis E is rarely, if ever, responsible for cases of chronic hepatitis.
A virus which is spread through unclean water. It is uncommon in United States. It is associated with developing countries especially during monsoon seasons. It is especially important for patients who may be pregnant since loss of fetus can occur in some of these patients.
a form of infectious hepatitis caused by the hepatitis E virus. This form of hepatitis is similar to hepatitis A. Transmission occurs through fecal-oral contamination. Hepatitis E is most common in poorly developed countries and is rarely seen in the US.
A virus spread mostly through unclean water. This type of hepatitis is common in developing countries. It is extremely rare in the United States.
Also referred to as “enterically transmitted non-A, non-B hepatitisâ€, it is caused by the hepatitis E virus (HEV). It is spread through fecal contamination of water; occurs primarily in developing countries; and is found rarely in the United States. Hepatitis E infection results in an acute infection much like hepatitis A; it does not cause chronic infection. There is no vaccine.
A form of viral hepatitis caused by a positive stranded RNA virus of the genus calicivirus.
Hepatitis E is an acute viral hepatitis (liver inflammation) caused by infection with a virus called hepatitis E virus (HEV). Infection with this virus was first documented in 1955 during an outbreak in New Delhi, India. Gupta, DN, Smetana, HF.