viral hepatitis type E


vi·ral hep·a·ti·tis type E

hepatitis caused by a nonenveloped, single-stranded, positive-sense RNA virus 27-34 nm in diameter, unrelated to other hepatitis and belonging to the family Caliciviridae; it is the principal cause of enterically transmitted, waterborne, epidemic NANB hepatitis occurring primarily in Asia, Africa, and South America. Synonym(s): hepatitis E

vi·ral hep·a·ti·tis type E

(vī'răl hep'ă-tī'tis tīp) Hepatitis caused by a nonenveloped, single-stranded, positive-sense RNA virus 27-34 nm in diameter, unrelated to other hepatitis viruses and belonging to the family Caliciviridae; it is the principal cause of enterically transmitted, waterborne, epidemic hepatitis C occurring primarily in Asia, Africa, and South America.

vi·ral hep·a·ti·tis type E

(vī'răl hep'ă-tī'tis tīp) Hepatitis caused by a nonenveloped, single-stranded, positive-sense RNA virus unrelated to other forms of hepatitis. Principal cause of enterically transmitted, waterborne, epidemic NANB hepatitis occurring primarily in Asia, Africa, and South America.