Organisms

Hepatovirus

A genus of PICORNAVIRIDAE causing infectious hepatitis naturally in humans and experimentally in other primates. It is transmitted through fecal contamination of food or water. HEPATITIS A VIRUS is the type species.

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Abstract

A genus of PICORNAVIRIDAE causing infectious hepatitis naturally in humans and experimentally in other primates. It is transmitted through fecal contamination of food or water. HEPATITIS A VIRUS is the type species.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Hepatitis Virus, Infectious
  • Infectious Hepatitis Virus
  • Hepatitis Viruses, Infectious
  • Hepatoviruses
  • Infectious Hepatitis Viruses

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13 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure.

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Indexing Annotation

a genus of the family Picornaviridae; infection = HEPATITIS A

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History Note

94; was HEPATITIS A VIRUS 1977-93; was HEPATITIS VIRUS, INFECTIOUS 1966-76

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  1. B04w.450.420w
  2. B04w.820w.578w.688w.005w.006w

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QW 170

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hepatovirus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006507. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006507
  2. Hepatovirus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatovirus
  3. Hepatovirus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1943460