This question is asking you about one very peculiar fact about Hepatitis E, and that is that is can cause fulminant hepatitis in expectant (pregnant) patients. This leads to a high mortality in pregnant patients.
Some other important things to know about Hepatitis E is that it is enteric and epidemic (e.g. in parts of Asia, Africa, Middle East), and that there is no carrier state.
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This question is asking you about one very peculiar fact about Hepatitis E, and that is that is can cause fulminant hepatitis in expectant (pregnant) patients. This leads to a high mortality in pregnant patients.
Some other important things to know about Hepatitis E is that it is enteric and epidemic (e.g. in parts of Asia, Africa, Middle East), and that there is no carrier state.