Hepatitis virus (a) is highly contagious and sometimes fatal, disease and the virus is nearly 1.4 million people worldwide each year. During travel to countries where the virus is the incidence of hepatitis C virus (a) more than the incidence of Baltvoiid.
How is the infection?
We have the virus in the feces of people infected with hepatitis C virus (a), and infection is usually spread from person to person or place of infection through eating and drinking contaminated with the virus from an infected person. For example, are infected by eating non-cooked (cooked) Kalmhar shellfish, authorities, fruits that are eaten without peeling after washing with water contaminated or after contamination of restaurant workers infected with the virus.
What are the symptoms?
Who develop symptoms of a clear develop symptoms similar to flu symptoms (fever, chills), also may be symptoms include loss of appetite, nausea, jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes), turning the urine color to dark color of tea, turning the stool to light, pain in the left pane upper abdomen, and general weakness Ooiaia.
Hepatitis C (a) does not turn into a chronic disease, but full recovery will be slow. Infection in children (especially less than 6 years) of infection is usually asymptomatic and clear. For adults, the symptoms continue for about a month and full recovery takes 6 months. Setback satisfactory at 20% of patients. This setback Taatdaf patient for almost 15 months.
Is there a vaccine protective?
Possible to avoid infection by HIV preventive vaccine antigens or immune immune globulin. Antigen immune protection provided short-acting (3-5 months). The preventive vaccine or vaccination provides long-lasting protection lasts for almost 4 years.
How can I protect myself from infection?
If you live in or are planning to travel to a country where the virus or exposed to the risk of infection for some reason it could be avoided by following the following:
How is the infection?
We have the virus in the feces of people infected with hepatitis C virus (a), and infection is usually spread from person to person or place of infection through eating and drinking contaminated with the virus from an infected person. For example, are infected by eating non-cooked (cooked) Kalmhar shellfish, authorities, fruits that are eaten without peeling after washing with water contaminated or after contamination of restaurant workers infected with the virus.
What are the symptoms?
Who develop symptoms of a clear develop symptoms similar to flu symptoms (fever, chills), also may be symptoms include loss of appetite, nausea, jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes), turning the urine color to dark color of tea, turning the stool to light, pain in the left pane upper abdomen, and general weakness Ooiaia.
Hepatitis C (a) does not turn into a chronic disease, but full recovery will be slow. Infection in children (especially less than 6 years) of infection is usually asymptomatic and clear. For adults, the symptoms continue for about a month and full recovery takes 6 months. Setback satisfactory at 20% of patients. This setback Taatdaf patient for almost 15 months.
Is there a vaccine protective?
Possible to avoid infection by HIV preventive vaccine antigens or immune immune globulin. Antigen immune protection provided short-acting (3-5 months). The preventive vaccine or vaccination provides long-lasting protection lasts for almost 4 years.
How can I protect myself from infection?
If you live in or are planning to travel to a country where the virus or exposed to the risk of infection for some reason it could be avoided by following the following:
- Wash hands thoroughly before eating
- Boil drinking water or purchase water health
- Not to eat raw (uncooked) Kalmhar, salads, and fruits that are eaten without peeling. These foods may be contaminated even in the most prestigious restaurants
- Avoid drinks that are sold on the streets
- Vaccination against hepatitis C virus (a)
Is there a medication for treatment?
There is no special medicine for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (a) is to follow the following:
- Taking a rest
- The use of painkillers such as paracetamol Paracetamol to reduce the heat and pain
- As for the lack of appetite, he can count the person to deal with any thing to eat it without any reservations, and preferably a lot of liquids and fresh fruit after washing well
It is important to take the patient the necessary precautions to prevent injury to others, especially those who are around him, and that non-participation in the eating and drinking, as well as personal purposes, and must pay attention to hygiene and wash hands with soap and water several times a day, especially after going to the bathroom and must continue on this system for a period of not less than three weeks of the onset of symptoms whereThe person is highly infectious to others during this period.
The virus are destroyed when exposed to the heat of 85 degrees Celsius for a minute and can kill in drinking water by adding chlorine. It is imperative to cook food well, and add chlorine to drinking water or boiled well before human use.
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