| H00411 | |
| H number | H00411 |
| Name | Hepatitis A; Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection |
| Description | Hepatitis A is an infectious disease caused by hepatitis A virus (HAV), also called hepatovirus A, belonging to the Picornaviridae family of +ssRNA viruses. HAV can be transmitted through contaminated food and water. Unlike hepatitis B and C, hepatitis A does not become chronic. |
| Category | Viral infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Hepatovirus A [GN:T40068] |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | - |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1E50.0 ICD-10: B15 MeSH: D006506 MedlinePlus: 000278 |
| Reference | PMID:8182265 AUTHORS Shapiro CN, Margolis HS TITLE Worldwide epidemiology of hepatitis A virus infection. JOURNAL J Hepatol 18 Suppl 2:S11-4 (1993) DOI:10.1016/S0168-8278(05)80371-X PMID:22008459 AUTHORS Mohd Hanafiah K, Jacobsen KH, Wiersma ST TITLE Challenges to mapping the health risk of hepatitis A virus infection. JOURNAL Int J Health Geogr 10:57 (2011) DOI:10.1186/1476-072X-10-57 PMID:8882375 AUTHORS Strader DB, Seeff LB TITLE New hepatitis A vaccines and their role in prevention. JOURNAL Drugs 51:359-66 (1996) DOI:10.2165/00003495-199651030-00002 |