The mythology of various hepatitis A virus isolates.
Several types of viral hepatitis may exist. Hepatitis A (MS-1 type) can be transmitted to marmosets and chimpanzees. Virus-like particles, which may be parvo- or enteroviruses and which have been demonstrated in feces of this type of hepatitis, do not share cross-reacting antigens with hepatitis B but do cross-react with fecal hepatitis A antigen. Hepatitis A (GB type), which also does not cross-react with hepatitis B, is not antigenically identical with MS-1; it can be transmitted to marmosets and it may be similar to non-type A/non-type B post-transfusion hepatitis. Hepatitits B does not cross-react either with HA particles, the faecal hepatitis type A antigen or with the MS-1 or GB strains; it can be transmitted to chimpanzees and rhesus monkeys but not to marmosets.
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002143:Callitrichinae / Q000382:microbiology; D003429:Cross Reactions; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000276:immunology* / Q000635:transmission; D006507:Hepatovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D002679:Pan troglodytes / Q000276:immunology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral