Infection · UKMLA & AKT
Hepatitis E
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
Key high-yield points
- Single-stranded RNA virus (Hepeviridae); faecal-oral transmission
- Genotype 1/2 - human-only strains; contaminated water; South/Central Asia, Africa, Middle East
- Genotype 3/4 - zoonotic (pigs); undercooked pork/offal; cause of UK autochthonous cases (no travel history needed)
- Most common cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide
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