Hepatitis A is a contagious liver disease.
Causes for Hepa A;
Persons who share a household or have sexual contact with someone who is infected with hepatitis A virus
Children and staff in child-care centers (especially centers where children are in diapers) where someone has hepatitis A virus infection
Travelers to countries where hepatitis A is common and where proper sewage disposal and clean water, food, and sanitation are not available
Residents and staff of institutions for developmentally disabled persons where someone has hepatitis A
Men who have sex with men
Persons who use street drugs
Workers who handle animals infected with hepatitis A virus or who work with hepatitis A virus in a research laboratory
Persons with clotting factor disorders who receive injections of factor concentrates.
There is no treatment for hepatitis A infection. People usually recover on their own after 2 or 3 weeks of bed rest. Having had the disease produces lifelong protection against future hepatitis A virus infection.
Hepatitis A is a contagious liver disease.
Causes for Hepa A;
Persons who share a household or have sexual contact with someone who is infected with hepatitis A virus
Children and staff in child-care centers (especially centers where children are in diapers) where someone has hepatitis A virus infection
Travelers to countries where hepatitis A is common and where proper sewage disposal and clean water, food, and sanitation are not available
Residents and staff of institutions for developmentally disabled persons where someone has hepatitis A
Men who have sex with men
Persons who use street drugs
Workers who handle animals infected with hepatitis A virus or who work with hepatitis A virus in a research laboratory
Persons with clotting factor disorders who receive injections of factor concentrates.
There is no treatment for hepatitis A infection. People usually recover on their own after 2 or 3 weeks of bed rest. Having had the disease produces lifelong protection against future hepatitis A virus infection.