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| | #REDIRECT[[Hepatitis A virus]] |
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| ==Overview==
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| ==Taxonomy==
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| [[Viruses]]; ssRNA] [[viruses]]; [[Positive-sense ssRNA virus|ssRNA virus]]; positive-strand viruses; Picornavirales; [[Picornaviridae]]; [[Hepatovirus]]
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| ==Biology==
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| | [[File:HapatitisA.jpeg|200px|thumb|none|Electron micrograph of the Hepatitis A virus (HAV), an RNA virus that can survive up to a month at room temperature. <SMALL>Courtesy: ''[http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp Public Health Image Library (PHIL), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)]''<ref>{{Cite web | title = http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/details.asp | url = http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/details.asp}}</ref></SMALL>]]
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| [[Hepatitis A virus]] ([[HAV]]) is a [[Viral envelope|non-enveloped]], icosahedral, [[Positive-sense ssRNA virus|ssRNA virus]] with a single [[serovar]]. It is 27 nm in length
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| ===Genome===
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| The [[HAV]] [[genome]] is coded in 7474 [[nucleotides]], which are divided into three regions:
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| * 5' untranslated region (742 nucleotides)
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| * A single long open reading frame that encodes a 2227 amino acid polypeptide (6681 nucleotides)
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| * 3' noncoding region (63 nucleotides)
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| The polypeptide encoded by the open reading frame is cotranslationally processed by a viral protease, resulting in four structural and seven nonstructural proteins (figure 1).
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| Four distinct genotypes of HAV have been identified in humans, although they do not appear to have important biological differences [3]. All four genotypes belong to a single serotype.
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| ==Tropism==
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| ==Natural Reservoir==
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist|2}}
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| [[Category:Foodborne illnesses]] | |
| [[Category:hepatitis|A]] | |
| [[Category:Picornaviruses]]
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| [[Category:Viral diseases]]
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| [[Category:Mature chapter]]
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| [[Category:Infectious disease]] | | [[Category:Infectious disease]] |
| [[Category:Disease]] | | [[Category:Hepatology]] |
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