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hepatitis E virus
Pronunciation
Definition 1
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)
Definition 2
A member of the genus Hepevirus, it is a single-stranded, positive-sense RNA virus with icosahedral shape that causes Hepatitis E. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 3
A positive-stranded RNA virus species in the genus CALICIVIRUS, causing enterically-transmitted non-A, non-B hepatitis (HEPATITIS E). (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Definition 4
Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species Hepatitis E virus. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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