Infection · UKMLA & AKT
Hepatitis E
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise hepatitis e — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
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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