Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this website may not be up to date, transactions submitted via the website may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted. The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit cc.nih.gov. Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at opm.gov.

NLM Logo

Hepatitis E MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Hepatitis E
Tree Number(s)
C01.925.440.470
C01.925.782.455
C06.552.380.705.470
Unique ID
D016751
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016751
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
ET-NANBH
Enterically-Transmitted Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis
Epidemic Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis
Hepatitis, Viral, Non-A, Non-B, Enterically-Transmitted
Hepatitis, Water-Borne
NLM Classification #
WC 536
Previous Indexing
Hepatitis, Viral, Human (1990-1991)
Public MeSH Note
92
History Note
92
Date Established
1992/01/01
Date of Entry
1991/04/29
Revision Date
2019/06/17
Hepatitis E Preferred
page delivered in 0.159s