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Hepatovirus

Medical Definition: 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.
Guide Notes: a genus of the family Picornaviridae; infection = HEPATITIS A
Hepatovirus Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Hepatitis A virus - A species in the genus HEPATOVIRUS containing one serotype and two strains: HEPATITIS A, HUMAN and Simian hepatitis A virus.

Hepatovirus Medical Definitions and Terms

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