Tropical aspects of viral hepatitis. Hepatitis E.
Hepatitis E (HEV) is a faeco-orally transmitted hepatitis virus. It has many features similar to hepatitis A but some differences, notably the high mortality caused by HEV in pregnant women. A vaccine is being developed but at the moment only a clean water supply will reduce the number of cases in areas where the virus is endemic.
Skidmore
S J
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Public Health Laboratory, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000821:virology; D014330:Tropical Medicine