Hepatovirus

Introduction: Hepatovirus

Description of Hepatovirus

Hepatovirus: RNA virus having virions 27-29 nm in diameter and a single stranded genome; causes short incubation hepatitis (hepatitis A); usually caused by water or food + borne infection.
Source: CRISP

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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Hepatovirus: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Hepatovirus:

• RNA
• Virus
• Virus disease
• Diameter
• Genome
• Incubation
• Hepatitis (42 causes)
• Hepatitis symptoms
• Water

Terms associated with Hepatovirus:

Terms Similar to Hepatovirus:

• Hepatitis Virus, Infectious

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Hepatovirus:

• Hepatitis A virus
• Encephalomyelitis Virus, Avian

Source - MeSH 2007

• hepatitis A virus

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Hepatovirus

• Hepatitis Viruses
• Picornaviridae

Source - MeSH 2007

• Picornaviridae

Source - CRISP

The term Hepatovirus can be used for:

• human hepatitis A virus
• simian hepatitis A virus

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Hepatovirus:

• hepatitis virus

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Hepatovirus

The following list attempts to classify Hepatovirus into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Viruses
  • Hepatitis Viruses
    • Hepatovirus

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Viruses
  • RNA Viruses
    • Picornaviridae
      • Hepatovirus

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Viruses
  • Vertebrate Viruses
    • RNA Viruses
      • Picornaviridae
        • Hepatovirus

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