| Disease/Syndrome |
Hepatitis E |
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| Category |
Infection, Travel |
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| Acute/Chronic |
Acute-Moderate |
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| Synonyms |
Enterically transmitted non-A non-B hepatitis |
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| Biomedical References |
Search PubMed |
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| Comments |
Hepatitis E is transmitted by feces-contaminated drinking water. It causes symptomatic infection mainly in adults who may become jaundiced but not chronically infected. Epidemics have been reported in Asia, Mexico, the Middle East, Northern Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa. Case-fatality rate is low and similar to hepatitis A, but may be as high as 20% in pregnant women infected during the third trimester. [CCDM, p, 266-8] |
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| Latency/Incubation |
Usually 3.5 to 6 weeks; varies from 15 days to 2 months; |
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| Diagnostic |
anti-HEV IgM, but no serological test yet FDA-approved; [CDC Travel, p. 174] |
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| ICD-9 Code |
070.5 |
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| Reference Link |
CDC - Hepatitis E |
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| Related Information in Haz-Map |
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| Symptoms/Findings |
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