What is Hepatitis A?
The full name of hepatitis A is “viral hepatitis A”. The virus that causes hepatitis A is a ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus. It takes about 2 to 6 weeks for the disease to develop after infection. Before the onset of the disease, that is, during the incubation period, the patient has become a source of infection and will transmit hepatitis to those around him.
Symptoms
- People with hepatitis A will feel very tired, have a fever, loss of appetite, and vomiting.
- There are symptoms of jaundice, such as dark brown urine and yellowing of the eyes and skin.
- People who have a poor appetite and usually like to smoke will also lose interest in cigarettes.
The routes
of hepatitis A infection are called “oral infection” and “fecal-oral infection”, which means that you will be infected when you eat or drink food and drinks contaminated with hepatitis A virus (patient’s feces) Hepatitis A. Therefore, hepatitis A is largely caused by unclean sanitation.
Self-Management
Hepatitis A is an acute disease that resolves naturally and does not require medication.
Treatment:
Except for a small number of patients with acute hepatitis who will evolve into “fulminant hepatitis” and die within a few days to a few weeks, the vast majority of patients recover within 2 to 6 weeks; liver function It will return to normal and complete recovery will occur within four to eight weeks. After a patient recovers, he or she can retain immunity for the rest of his or her life and will not be infected again.
prevention
- The simplest way to prevent hepatitis A infection is to pay attention to drinks, food, utensils and personal hygiene.
- Injecting hepatitis A vaccine is also an effective method.
