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Hepatitis E

Risk Factors

Foods and compounds that may contribute to Hepatitis E.

  • Pork

    11 percent of U.S. commercial pig livers tested positive for hepatitis E virus. Per capita pork consumption correlates with liver disease deaths as tightly as alcohol.; 11% of commercial pig livers in US grocery stores contaminated with hepatitis E virus. Per capita pork consumption correlates with liver disease deaths as tightly as alcohol consumption.

    Source: How Not to Die

Sources

  • How Not to Die