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About Hepatitis A
virus infection

Hepatitis A disease, also called as jaundice (jaundice), especially the children and young adults. This disease is stable, the cells the virus hides in the liver cells and bile for virus entry into the digestive system. Therefore, the dirt could have a high concentration during the infection period.

Incubation period of hepatitis A on average 28 days (range: 15-50 days). Concentration of virus in faeces is still high 2 - 3 weeks after symptoms of disease appear. While the saliva and body fluids could have a low concentration. Virus hepatitis A (VHA) survive 3 - 4 hours in normal room temperature. Here, the equipment or the food they eat what befouled VHA itself easily transmit the disease.

Symptoms of hepatitis A usually appear acute, like as flu symptoms, nausea, fever (a fever is a fever that occurs continuously, unlike as fever the other, the dengue fever, tuberculosis, typhus), feeling tired, loss of appetite, feeling of nausea, stomach not comfortable, dizziness, urine color brown, the white ball into the eye colors, and on the right side stomach pain or foolish. However, the children sometimes do not pierce the symptoms develop. If any, symptoms usually appear suddenly. Symptoms usually lasted less than 2 months; some people can get up to 6 months. People infected with hepatitis A will be immune to the disease. Unlike the hepatitis B and C, hepatitis A infection does not continue to chronicle hepatitis.

This disease is spread through food or drink what get contaminate by feces of patients, such as eating fruits, vegetables not cooked a meal or a half-baked shell. Hepatitis A can also spread through direct contact, such as through sexual contact or buss. Habitué drug addict and anal sex, including homosexual is a high risk of contracting hepatitis A. It may not generally infected with this virus depends on the hygienic condition of the environment. Complications due to hepatitis A almost do not exist, except in the elderly or someone who already have a chronic liver disease or cirrhosis.

To ensure someone VHA contract, conducted a blood test which showed positive antibody against the virus. Test more appropriate measure ALT (serum alanine aminitransferase) and AST (asparaten aminotransferase) shows the number above normal.

There is no treatment specifically on hepatitis A. Provided that treated well, can usually be cured after six months. People need to relax total (1 - 4 weeks), avoid contact with the body unpatient and given enough food protein, but low fat. When treated at home, all used clothing after used, cutlery and drinking should be washed separately. After use of toilet, cleaned with antiseptic. Wash hands often, especially to the small room, before eating, after changing nappies and baby. Do not drink water from sources that have not been declared clean, cook and wash up or clean before food is eaten. Myth that states, people with jaundice should be eating lots of sugar is not entirely correct. Actual function of sugar only add energy, so that the strength to recover quickly.

Two products can be used to prevent hepatitis A infection: Immunoglobulin vaccine and hepatitis A. Immunoglobulin provide immediate protection against infection, but only effective for 3 months. Hepatitis A vaccine takes 2 weeks to start working, but the protection provided will remain effective up to 20 years.

Source: Dentisia, dentistry online magazine