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Hepatitis E Summary

264 relevant articles (5 outcomes, 22 trials/studies) found for this Disease

Description: 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.

Also Known As: ET-NANBH; Enterically Transmitted Non A, Non B Hepatitis; Epidemic Non A, Non B Hepatitis; Hepatitides, Water-Borne; Hepatitis, Water Borne Show All >>

Key Drugs and Agents for Hepatitis E

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Antigens : 2 outcomes 4 studies in 51 results : IBA
  2. Immunoglobulin M (IgM) : 1 outcome 3 studies in 54 results : IBA
  3. RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) : 1 outcome 1 study in 26 results : IBA
  4. Hepatitis B e Antigens : 1 outcome 1 study in 18 results : IBA
  5. Vaccines : 1 outcome 1 study in 11 results : IBA
  6. Alanine Transaminase (SGPT) : 1 outcome in 5 results : IBA
  7. Serum Globulins : 1 outcome in 2 results : IBA
  8. Antibodies : 5 studies in 57 results : IBA
  9. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) : 4 studies in 42 results : IBA
  10. Hepatitis B Surface Antigens (HBsAg) : 1 study in 21 results : IBA
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Diseases Related to Hepatitis E

  1. Hepatitis B
  2. Hepatitis C
  3. Infection
  4. Hepatitis
  5. Hepatitis A (Hepatitis, Infectious)
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Key Therapies for Hepatitis E

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  1. Blood Transfusion (Blood Transfusions) : 5 results
  2. Transplants (Transplant) : 2 results
  3. Renal Dialysis (Hemodialysis) : 2 results
  4. Artificial Liver (Bioartificial Liver) : 1 result
  5. Liver Transplantation : 1 result

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