id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-336456-wg8vfh6w Webb, Glynn W. Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E: Clinical and Epidemiological Features, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention 2020-11-01 .txt text/plain 6187 297 44 However, HAV and HEV, which are isolated from the serum of individuals suffering an acute infection, are wrapped in a hijacked layer of host cell membrane, similar to those found on classical enveloped viruses but distinguished by the lack of any virusencoded proteins at the surface [8] . A recent large prospective study in Hong Kong identified both acute and chronic HEV-C1 infection in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients [24] . There is significant heterogeneity in the clinical picture of acute infection in these areas; only a small minority of patients present with typical viral hepatitis as described above. One of the most important public health challenges related to acute hepatitis E infection, which most commonly occurs in developing countries, is the excess morbidity and mortality seen among pregnant women (Table 1 ). Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in patients with cirrhosis is associated with rapid decompensation and death ./cache/cord-336456-wg8vfh6w.txt ./txt/cord-336456-wg8vfh6w.txt