[Epidemiology and clinical manifestations of viral hepatitis]

Antonio Aguilera Guirao; Susana Romero Yuste; Benito J Regueiro

doi:10.1016/s0213-005x(06)73773-9

[Epidemiology and clinical manifestations of viral hepatitis]

Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2006 Apr;24(4):264-76. doi: 10.1016/s0213-005x(06)73773-9.

[Article in Spanish]

Authors

Antonio Aguilera Guirao¹, Susana Romero Yuste, Benito J Regueiro

Affiliation

¹ Microbiología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Choupana s/n, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

PMID: 16725087
DOI: 10.1016/s0213-005x(06)73773-9

Abstract

Viral hepatitis is an infectious disease affecting the liver. At this time, five different human hepatitis viruses are recognized and characterized in detail: Hepatitis A virus (HAV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis D virus (HDV), and hepatitis E virus (HEV). The hepatitis viruses differ widely in their modes of transmission and clinical features. Whereas all of them can cause acute hepatitis, only HBV, HDV, and HCV cause chronic hepatitis. This article reviews the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of the different types of viral hepatitis.

Publication types

English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Global Health
Hepatitis Viruses / classification
Hepatitis Viruses / isolation & purification
Hepatitis Viruses / physiology
Hepatitis, Viral, Human / classification
Hepatitis, Viral, Human / diagnosis
Hepatitis, Viral, Human / epidemiology*
Hepatitis, Viral, Human / immunology
Hepatitis, Viral, Human / prevention & control
Hepatitis, Viral, Human / transmission
Hepatitis, Viral, Human / virology
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Viral Hepatitis Vaccines

Substances

Viral Hepatitis Vaccines
hepatitis vaccine MTH 68-B