The 20 Best Hepatitis E Doctors in Latvia

Hepatitis E is a viral infection of liver that causes inflammation and can damage organs. The disease usually causes acute, short-term infection but can become chronic in people with weakened immune systems, in which case the disease can cause cirrhosis, liver failure, or even death. Hepatitis E is spread by the fecal-oral route, mainly by drinking contaminated water. Other causes are eating undercooked meat from infected animals, such as pork or deer, transfusion with infected blood products, and transmission from a pregnant mother to her baby.