Is hepatitis A virus contagious

summary

Hepatitis A (abbreviated as hepatitis A) is a kind of intestinal infectious disease caused by hepatitis A virus, mainly liver damage. The infection rate of hepatitis A in Chinese population is very high, which seriously endangers people's health. Many patients will also have this question, will this disease be infectious? Let's take a look at the answer to this question.

Is hepatitis A virus contagious

1. The patient's feces, urine and vomit contaminate the surrounding environment, food, tableware, water source or human hands and infect others without disinfection. The incubation period of hepatitis A virus invading human body is about one month. The patients have jaundice, fever, fatigue, anorexia, nausea and even vomiting. Some patients have abdominal distension or diarrhea. The urine is brown and the stool is light. The liver has swelling and tenderness. Some patients have no jaundice. The symptoms are mild and the prognosis is good

2. Hepatitis A is an acute infectious disease caused by hepatitis A virus (HAV). It is characterized by acute onset, chills, fever, loss of appetite, nausea, fatigue, hepatomegaly and abnormal liver function. Jaundice occurs in some cases, asymptomatic infection is common, and generally does not turn into chronic and pathogen carrying state

3. At present, there is no specific drug treatment for hepatitis A, mainly symptomatic treatment, pay attention to rest, supplemented by appropriate diet and drugs, so it is particularly important to do a good job of prevention. The key to prevent "hepatitis a" is to control the "disease from the mouth". The specific measures are: do not drink raw water, do not eat uncooked river or seafood, do not eat food bitten by flies or cockroaches, Raw fruits and melons should be peeled before eating; wash hands before eating and after defecating; tableware should be disinfected; flies and cockroaches should be killed and feces of hepatitis patients should be disinfected to prevent water pollution; hepatitis patients should be strictly isolated and treated, and they can go home for recuperation and treatment only after they are not infectious

matters needing attention

Hepatitis A patients to develop good health habits, food to high temperature heating, so that sterilization. For some foods that are easy to carry pathogenic bacteria, such as seafood, it is necessary to cook and steam thoroughly when eating, and put an end to bad eating habits such as eating raw, half raw and eating directly after pickling. In addition, hepatitis A vaccine can improve people's immunity and prevent the occurrence and outbreak of hepatitis A.