LP18317-5
Hepatitis E virus
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Description
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a small, non-enveloped, single-stranded RNA virus. There are four major HEV genotypes (genotypes 1 to 4) that comprise a single serotype. Genotypes 1, 2 and 4 are associated with widespread outbreaks and are found in Asia and Africa, Mexico and west Africa, and Taiwan and China, respectively. Genotype 3 is the cause of isolated cases in developed countries. HEV infection targets the liver and is usually a self-limited, acute illness in immunocompetent patients, however, patients with solid organ transplants who are infected with HEV may develop chronic hepatitis. In developing countries, the most common source of HEV is fecally-contaminated drinking water. In developed countries, sporadic cases of HEV genotype 3 have occurred following consumption of uncooked or undercooked pork or deer meat and consumption of shellfish; zoonotic spread is possible though not common. As of 2015, there is no FDA-approved vaccine for HEV in the U.S., but a recombinant vaccine was recently approved for use in China. [CDC: hepatitis/hev/hevfaq.htm] Source: Regenstrief LOINC, CDC: Hepatitis E Virus
Basic Part Properties
- Part Display Name
- Hepatitis E virus
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- HEV
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 戊型肝炎病毒 Synonyms: Hep E; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Virus de l'hépatite E |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | E-hepatiidi viirus |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Virus de la Hepatitis E |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Epatite E, virus Synonyms: Virus dell''epatite E |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Hepatit E virüsü |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Гепатит E вирус |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | Hepatitis E-virus |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Virus de l'hépatite E Synonyms: HVE |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Wirus zapalenia wątroby typu E |
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