Hepatitis E

Synonyms

ET-NANBH

Enterically Transmitted Non A, Non B Hepatitis

Enterically-Transmitted Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis

Epidemic Non A, Non B Hepatitis

Epidemic Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis

Hepatitides, Water-Borne

Hepatitis, Viral, Non-A, Non-B, Enterically-Transmitted

Hepatitis, Water Borne

Hepatitis, Water-Borne

Water-Borne Hepatitides

Water-Borne Hepatitis

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.