Preferred Term:
hepatitis E
Definition:
Acute inflammation of the liver in humans; caused by Hepatitis E virus, a non-enveloped single-stranded RNA virus. Similar to hepatitits A, its incubation period is 15-60 days and is enterically transmitted, usually by fecal-oral transmission.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
NALT Core
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
Entry Terms:
- ET-NANBH
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/82555
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