Hepatitis A is an acute hepatitis infection by hepatitis a virus (HAV). It becomes transmittable when the virus enters your mouth-usually because of infected food, water or because of direct contact with feces of an infected individual. As compared to the rest of other viral hepatitis, Hepatitis A is not chronic: it takes most people approximately few weeks to months with liver damage which is not permanent.
At first, Hepatitis A may present itself like mild flu. Often, as it goes, you can see:
You may be infected with Hepatitis A whenever you absorb even minute doses of the virus. Other tagline delivery mechanisms are:
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Watch to complain of fatigue, nausea, appetite loss, pain in the abdomen, dark urine, pale stool, and yellowness of the skin or eyes. The diagnosis can be determined by a simple blood test.
The ICD-10 code of hepatitis A in the absence of hepatic coma is B15.9.
It is good to keep at home until your illnesses are cured and your doctor says that you are not still infectious.
Low-grade fever, or even headache is also a side effect that is mild and common at the location of the injection, usually lasting one or two days.
Infection can occur up to approximately two weeks before the onset of the symptoms and until a week of the onset of jaundice.
Getting a positive antibody test indicates that either you have been vaccinated or were previously infected and now you have immunity to the virus.
Yes. Hepatitis A vaccine or immunoglobulin should be given immediately to close contacts of an infected person to prevent infection.
Wipe surfaces with a household bleach solution (1 part bleach to 10 parts water), let it sit for several minutes, then rinse clean.
Do not consume alcohol until liver enzyme tests are within normal limits. Consult your gastroenterologist for individualized guidance based on your recovery.
Immediately contact your doctor if you experience severe abdominal pain, persistent vomiting, signs of liver dysfunction (confusion, swelling, or worsening jaundice), or any unusual worsening of symptoms.
