"Hepatitis E" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Acute INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans; caused by HEPATITIS E VIRUS, 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.
| Descriptor ID |
D016751
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.440.470 C02.782.455 C06.552.380.705.470
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| Concept/Terms |
Hepatitis E- Hepatitis E
- Hepatitis, Water-Borne
- Hepatitides, Water-Borne
- Hepatitis, Water Borne
- Water-Borne Hepatitides
- Water-Borne Hepatitis
- ET-NANBH
- Hepatitis, Viral, Non-A, Non-B, Enterically-Transmitted
- Enterically-Transmitted Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis
- Enterically Transmitted Non A, Non B Hepatitis
- Epidemic Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis
- Epidemic Non A, Non B Hepatitis
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hepatitis E" by people in Profiles.
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Epidemiology and Outcomes of Hepatitis E Virus-Associated Hospitalisations in the United States With a Focus on Pregnancy: A Nationwide Population Study, 1998-2020. J Viral Hepat. 2024 Nov; 31(11):710-719.
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Hepatitis E-Associated Hospitalizations in the United States: 2010-2015 and 2015-2017. J Viral Hepat. 2021 04; 28(4):672-681.
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Travel-related hepatitis E: a two-decade GeoSentinel analysis. J Travel Med. 2020 Nov 09; 27(7).
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Toll like receptors in self-recovering hepatitis E patients with or without pregnancy. Hum Immunol. 2014 Dec; 75(12):1147-54.
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Effect of pregnancy on anti-HEV antibody titres, plasma cytokines and the corresponding gene expression levels in the PBMCs of patients presenting with self-recovering clinical and subclinical hepatitis E. PLoS One. 2014; 9(8):e103257.
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Hepatitis E and pregnancy: understanding the pathogenesis. Liver Int. 2008 Nov; 28(9):1190-9.
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Jaundice in a traveler returning from India. MedGenMed. 2006 Feb 16; 8(1):48.
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Acute hepatitis E infection in a visitor to Louisiana. South Med J. 2005 Jul; 98(7):721-2.
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Molecular diagnostic techniques for viral hepatitis. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 1994 Sep; 23(3):479-98.