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Hepatitis E: Introduction
Hepatitis E: The disease caused by HEV is called hepatitis E, or enterically transmitted non-A non-B hepatitis (ET-NANBH). Other names include fecal-oral non-A non-B hepatitis,and A ... more about Hepatitis E.
Hepatitis E: Viral liver infection. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hepatitis E is available below.
Symptoms of Hepatitis E
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Home Diagnostic Testing
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Hepatitis E: Complications
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Medical Textbooks Online about Hepatitis E
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Hepatitis E?
Misdiagnosis and Hepatitis E
Chronic liver disease often undiagnosed: One study reported that 50% of patients with a chronic liver disease remain undiagnosed by their primary physician. The reasons are multifactorial. Possible conditions include chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver, hemochromatosis, or other types of liver condition. See introduction to liver disease or misdiagnosis of liver disease....read more »
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Causes of Hepatitis E
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Treatments for Hepatitis E
- Watchful waiting - HepE often resolves itself within weeks.
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News Archives for Hepatitis E
Medical news articles related to Hepatitis E include:
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Hepatitis E
Medical research articles related to Hepatitis E include:
- Hepatitis E virus and chronic hepatitis in organ-transplant recipients.
- Viral hepatitis.
- Notification
- Notifiable diseases
- Maternal and fetal outcomes in pregnant women with acute hepatitis E virus infection.
- Hepatitis viruses
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HIV Medicine and Liver Health
Liver problems may be difficult to avoid when taking HIV medicines. But most problems are relatively mild and do not prevent people with HIV from...
Hepatitis B Overview
Hepatitis B is a viral infection of the liver often spread through sexual contact. But people are usually unaware they carry the virus. Find out if...
Hepatitis C Overview
Hepatitis C is called a silent epidemic because many people are unaware they carry this virus of the liver. But experts say hepatitis C is a public...
Hepatitis Overview
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Prognosis for Hepatitis E
Prognosis for Hepatitis E: The disease usually is mild and resolves in 2 weeks, leaving no sequelae. The fatality rate is 0.1-1% except in pregnant women. This group is reported to have a fatality rate approaching 20%. (Source: FDA Bad Bug Book) ... Hepatitis E usually resolves on its own over several weeks to months. (Source: excerpt from Viral Hepatitis A to E and Beyond: NIDDK)
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Reseach about Hepatitis E
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Clinical Trials for Hepatitis E
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Hepatitis E include:
- A Safety and Efficacy Study of the Hepatitis E Vaccine in Nepal. - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
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Prevention of Hepatitis E
Prevention information for Hepatitis E has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Hepatitis E.
- Avoid exposure to HepE
- Take precautions when travelling:
- Drink bottled water
- Avoid ice cubes
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Statistics for Hepatitis E
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Hepatitis E: Broader Related Topics
- Liver conditions
- Hepatitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Viral diseases
- Diseases contagious from sex
- Diseases contagious from vaginal sex
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Types of Hepatitis E
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Article Excerpts about Hepatitis E
The disease caused by HEV is called hepatitis E, or enterically transmitted non-A non-B hepatitis (ET-NANBH). Other names include fecal-oral non-A non-B hepatitis,and A-like non-A non-B hepatitis.
Note: This disease should not be confused with hepatitis C, also called parenterally transmitted non-A non-B hepatitis (PT-NANBH), or B-like non-A non-B hepatitis, which is a common cause of hepatitis in the U.S. (Source: FDA Bad Bug Book)
Definitions of Hepatitis E:
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. - (Source - Diseases Database)
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- Misdiagnosis of Hepatitis E
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- Inheritance and Genetics of Hepatitis E
- Contagious: Hepatitis E
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- External links relating to Hepatitis E
- HEPATOMEGALY (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- JAUNDICE (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- Hepatomegaly (In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
- Jaundice (In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
- Hepatomegaly (In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- Jaundice in Infants – Direct (In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- Jaundice in Infants – Indirect (In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- HEPATOMEGALY (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- JAUNDICE (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- Hepatomegaly (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Jaundice (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Hepatomegaly (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Jaundice (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Hepatomegaly (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Jaundice [Icterus] (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Hepatomegaly (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
- Jaundice (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
- Hepatomegaly (Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
- Jaundice (Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
- Hepatomegaly (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Jaundice (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Hepatomegaly (The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics)
- Jaundice (The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics)
- Hepatomegaly (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Jaundice [Icterus] (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- HEPATOMEGALY (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- JAUNDICE (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
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