Hepatitis A is an infectious disease caused by hepatitis A virus (HAV), also called hepatovirus A, belonging to the Picornaviridae family of +ssRNA viruses. HAV can be transmitted through contaminated food and water. Unlike hepatitis B and C, hepatitis A does not become chronic.
Category
Viral infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Viral hepatitis
1E50 Acute viral hepatitis
H00411 Hepatitis A
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Viral infections
Infections caused by +ssRNA viruses
H00411 Hepatitis A
