Hepatitis E virus
- HEV viral illness
Nature
The origins of hepatitis E are often obscure, but water is one suspected source. This ties in with suspicions that caliciviruses have population reservoirs in the oceans.
Incidence
Hepatitis E virus is fatal for 25% of the pregnant women in developing countries who contract hepatitis E.
Broader
SDG
Metadata
Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Subject
- Biosciences » Bacteriology
- Medicine » Pathology
- Medicine » Liver, pancreas
Content quality
Yet to rate
Language
English
Last update
Nov 8, 2022