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'''Hepatitis E''' is "acute inflammation of the liver in humans; caused by Hepatitis E Virus (HEV), 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.<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
'''Hepatitis E''' is "acute inflammation of the liver in humans; caused by Hepatitis E Virus (HEV), 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.<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>


In the [[United States]], 21% of participants may be HEV seropositive. Risk factors, none being strong risk factors, for being positive are:<ref name="pmid19473098">{{cite journal |author=Kuniholm MH, Purcell RH, McQuillan GM, Engle RE, Wasley A, Nelson KE |title=Epidemiology of hepatitis E virus in the United States: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994 |journal=J. Infect. Dis. |volume=200 |issue=1 |pages=48–56 |year=2009 |month=July |pmid=19473098 |doi=10.1086/599319 |url=http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/599319?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3dncbi.nlm.nih.gov |issn=}}</ref>
In the [[United States of America]], 21% of participants may be HEV seropositive. Risk factors, none being strong risk factors, for being positive are:<ref name="pmid19473098">{{cite journal |author=Kuniholm MH, Purcell RH, McQuillan GM, Engle RE, Wasley A, Nelson KE |title=Epidemiology of hepatitis E virus in the United States: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994 |journal=J. Infect. Dis. |volume=200 |issue=1 |pages=48–56 |year=2009 |month=July |pmid=19473098 |doi=10.1086/599319 |url=http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/599319?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3dncbi.nlm.nih.gov |issn=}}</ref>
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* Male sex
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* Metropolitan residence
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Hepatitis E is "acute inflammation of the liver in humans; caused by Hepatitis E Virus (HEV), 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.[1]

In the United States of America, 21% of participants may be HEV seropositive. Risk factors, none being strong risk factors, for being positive are:[2]

  • Male sex
  • Non-Hispanic whites
  • Owning a pet
  • Consuming liver or other organ meats more than once per month
  • Midwest residence
  • Metropolitan residence

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