Virus
hepatitis e virus Audio
hep·a·ti·tis e vi·rus [ heh-puh-ty-tis ... vy-rus ]
Subclass of:
Hepatitis Viruses; Hepevirus
Definitions related to hepatitis e virus:
  • A member of the genus Hepevirus, it is a single-stranded, positive-sense RNA virus with icosahedral shape that causes Hepatitis E.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A positive-stranded RNA virus species in the genus HEPEVIRUS, causing enterically-transmitted non-A, non-B hepatitis (HEPATITIS E).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A virus that causes hepatitis (inflammation of the liver). It is usually spread through food that has been handled by an infected person, or through drinking water that is contaminated with human waste.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species Hepatitis E virus.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Positive stranded RNA virus species in an unassigned genus, Hepatitis E like Viruses, causing enterically transmitted non A, non B hepatitis (hepatitis E).
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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