Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

HEPATITIS A VIRUS: A REVIEW

Dr. Sujata S. Bhave

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Hepatitis A infection is present worldwide and primarily causing a public health concern in developing countries because of its persistent circulation in the environment. The improvement in sanitary conditions and rise in awareness about personal hygiene has resulted in the significant reduction of prevalence in HAV in developed countries in children and the infection has shifted towards adulthood. The virus is transmitted by fecal–oral route or by person–to–person contact or by ingestion of contaminated food or water leading to wide range of symptoms varying from asymptomatic infection to the fulminant hepatitis. Present guidelines recommend HAV vaccination for individuals who are at greater risk of exposure to HAV or with more risk of fulminant disease such as those with chronic hepatitis. The article reviews the epidemiological and clinical aspects of hepatitis A virus.

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Dr. Sujata S. Bhave, HEPATITIS A VIRUS: A REVIEW, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-8 | August-2018

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