Aguilera Guirao Antonio, Romero Yuste Susana, Regueiro Benito J
Microbiología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Choupana s/n, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2006 Apr;24(4):264-76. doi: 10.1016/s0213-005x(06)73773-9.
Viral hepatitis is an infectious disease affecting the liver. At this time, five different human hepatitis viruses are recognized and characterized in detail: Hepatitis A virus (HAV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis D virus (HDV), and hepatitis E virus (HEV). The hepatitis viruses differ widely in their modes of transmission and clinical features. Whereas all of them can cause acute hepatitis, only HBV, HDV, and HCV cause chronic hepatitis. This article reviews the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of the different types of viral hepatitis.
病毒性肝炎是一种影响肝脏的传染病。目前，已识别出五种不同的人类肝炎病毒并对其进行了详细描述：甲型肝炎病毒（HAV）、乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）、丙型肝炎病毒（HCV）、丁型肝炎病毒（HDV）和戊型肝炎病毒（HEV）。这些肝炎病毒在传播方式和临床特征上有很大差异。虽然它们都可引起急性肝炎，但只有HBV、HDV和HCV会导致慢性肝炎。本文综述了不同类型病毒性肝炎的流行病学和临床表现。
