Hepatitis A

Hepatitis A
	A case o jaundice caused bi hepatitis A
Clessification an freemit resoorces
Specialty	Infectious disease, gastroenterology
ICD-10	B15
ICD-9-CM	070.0, 070.1
DiseasesDB	5757
MedlinePlus	000278
eMedicine	med/991 ped/977
Patient UK	Hepatitis A
MeSH	D006506
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Hepatitis A (umwhile kent as infectious hepatitis) is an acute infectious disease o the liver caused bi the hepatitis A virus (HAV).^[1] Mony cases hae few or no seemptoms, especially in the young.^[2] The time atween infection an seemptoms, in thae wha develop them, is atween twa an sax weeks.^[3] When seemptoms occur, thay teepically last aicht weeks an mey include nausea, vomitin, diarrhea, jandies, fiver, an abdominal pain.^[2] Aroond 10–15% o fowk experience a recurrence o seemptoms during the sax month efter the initial infection.^[2] Acute liver failur mey rarely occur wi this bein mair common in the elderly.^[2]

References

↑ Ryan KJ, Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). McGraw Hill. pp. 541–4. ISBN 0-8385-8529-9.CS1 maint: extra text: authors leet (link)
1 2 3 4 Matheny, SC; Kingery, JE (1 December 2012). "Hepatitis A." Am Fam Physician. 86 (11): 1027–34, quiz 1010–2. PMID 23198670.
↑ Connor BA (2005). "Hepatitis A vaccine in the last-minute traveler". Am. J. Med. 118 (Suppl 10A): 58S–62S. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.07.018. PMID 16271543.

[Sherris-1] Ryan KJ, Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). McGraw Hill. pp. 541–4. ISBN 0-8385-8529-9.CS1 maint: extra text: authors leet (link)

[AFP2012-2] 1 2 3 4 Matheny, SC; Kingery, JE (1 December 2012). "Hepatitis A." Am Fam Physician. 86 (11): 1027–34, quiz 1010–2. PMID 23198670.

[pmid16271543-3] Connor BA (2005). "Hepatitis A vaccine in the last-minute traveler". Am. J. Med. 118 (Suppl 10A): 58S–62S. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.07.018. PMID 16271543.

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