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Descriptor English: Hepatitis E
Descriptor Spanish: Hepatitis E
Descriptor hepatitis E
Entry term(s) hepatitis no-A no-B de transmisión entérica
hepatitis no-A, no-B epidémica
hepatitis transmitida por el agua
hepatitis viral no-A no-B de transmisión entérica
hepatitis vírica no-A no-B de transmisión entérica
Scope note: INFLAMACIÓN aguda del HÍGADO de los seres humanos, causada por el VIRUS DE LA HEPATITIS E, un virus ARN monocatenario no encapsulado. Al igual que la HEPATITIS A, su periodo de incubación es de 15-60 días y se transmite por vía entérica, habitualmente por transmisión fecal-oral.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hepatite E
Descriptor French: Hépatite E
Entry term(s): 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
Tree number(s): C01.925.440.470
C01.925.782.455
C06.552.380.705.470
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016751
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Hepatitis, Viral, Human (1990-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
DeCS ID: 30054
Unique ID: D016751
NLM Classification: WC 536
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/04/29
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Hepatitis E - Preferred
Concept UI M0025508
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Hepatitis E
Entry term(s) 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



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