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'''Hepatitis E''' is an [[Acute (medical)|acute]] viral [[hepatitis]] (liver inflammation) caused by [[infection]] with a [[virus]] called '''hepatitis E virus''' ('''HEV'''). Infection with this virus was first documented in 1955 during an outbreak in New Delhi, India.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Gupta DN, Smetana HF |title=The histopathology of viral hepatitis as seen in the Delhi epidemic (1955-56) |journal=Indian J. Med. Res. |volume=45 |issue=Suppl. |pages=101-13 |year=1957 |pmid=13438544 |doi=}}</ref> [http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/e/index.htm] | '''Hepatitis E''' is an [[Acute (medical)|acute]] viral [[hepatitis]] (liver inflammation) caused by [[infection]] with a [[virus]] called '''hepatitis E virus''' ('''HEV'''). Infection with this virus was first documented in 1955 during an outbreak in New Delhi, India.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Gupta DN, Smetana HF |title=The histopathology of viral hepatitis as seen in the Delhi epidemic (1955-56) |journal=Indian J. Med. Res. |volume=45 |issue=Suppl. |pages=101-13 |year=1957 |pmid=13438544 |doi=}}</ref> [http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/e/index.htm] | ||
==Overview== | |||
==Historical Perspective== | |||
==Pathophysiology== | |||
==Causes== | |||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | |||
==Risk Factors== | |||
==Screening== | |||
==Differentiating Hepatitis E from other Diseases== | |||
==Natural History, Complications and Prognosis== | |||
==History and Symptoms== | |||
==Physical Examination== | |||
==Laboratory Findings== | |||
==Medical Therapy== | |||
==Prevention== | |||
==Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy== | |||
==Future or Investigational Therapies== | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Viruses]] | [[Category:Viruses]] | ||
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[[Category:Infectious disease]] | [[Category:Infectious disease]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Hepatology]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Hepatitis E is an acute viral hepatitis (liver inflammation) caused by infection with a virus called hepatitis E virus (HEV). Infection with this virus was first documented in 1955 during an outbreak in New Delhi, India.[1] [2]