Viral hepatitis: Milestones, unresolved issues, and future goals
Pietro Torre, Andrea Aglitti, Mario Masarone, Marcello Persico
Abstract
the fecal-oral route, which corresponds mainly to the ingestion of food or water contaminated with infected stools. However, in developed countries hepatitis E is predominantly a zoonosis. Although hepatitis A virus and hepatitis E virus are usually responsible for a self-limiting hepatitis, a serious, rarely fatal illness is also possible, and in immunosuppressed patients, such as organ transplant recipients, hepatitis E virus infection can become chronic. The description of goals achieved, unresolved issues, and the latest research on this topic may make it possible to speculate on future scenarios in the world of viral hepatitis.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineHepatitis E virusHepatitisHepatitis ECirrhosisTransmission (telecommunications)ImmunologyHepatitis CHepatitis C virusViral hepatitisHepatitis BVirologyVirusHepatitis B virusHepatitis AInternal medicineBiologyGeneEngineeringGenotypeElectrical engineeringBiochemistryHepatitis Viruses Studies and EpidemiologyHepatitis B Virus StudiesHepatitis C virus research