Med. praxi. 2023;20(2):94-96 | DOI: 10.36290/med.2023.014
Hepatitis E virus: a pathogen of rising significance
- Ústav veřejného zdraví LF Masarykovy univerzity, Brno
- Centra očkování a cestovní medicíny Avenier, a. s., Brno
Hepatitis E disease is caused by an RNA hepatitis E virus of the Hepeviridae family. The four genotypes pathogenic to humans account for more than 3 million symptomatic diseases worldwide each year. The disease is spread through the consumption of undercooked meat, contaminated water or food, or via person-to-person contact, depending on the virus genotype. Interhuman transmission is less common in our country. Hepatitis E infection is usually a mild disease. However, it may have severe extrahepatic manifestations and can be life-threatening in pregnant women and immunocompromised persons. There are thousands of deaths related to hepatitis E liver failure annually. So far, the only hepatitis E vaccine is authorized and used in China.
Keywords: hepatitis E, hepatitis E virus, genotypes, extrahepatic manifestations, vaccine.
Accepted: May 10, 2023; Published: May 10, 2023 Show citation
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