Hepatovirus
Synonyms
Hepatitis Virus, Infectious
Hepatitis Viruses, Infectious
Hepatoviruses
Infectious Hepatitis Virus
Infectious Hepatitis Viruses
A genus of PICORNAVIRIDAE causing infectious hepatitis naturally in humans and experimentally in other primates. It is transmitted through fecal contamination of food or water. HEPATITIS A VIRUS is the type species.