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The virus primarily spreads by the fecal–oral route, [3] and infections often occur in conditions of poor sanitation and overcrowding. Hepatitis A can be transmitted by the parenteral route, but very rarely by blood and blood products.
The names for epidemic jaundice, hepatitis A, and for blood-borne infectious jaundice, hepatitis B, were first used in 1947, [218] following a publication in 1946 giving evidence that the two diseases were distinct. [219] In the 1960s, the first virus that could cause hepatitis was discovered.
Human hepatitis A virus; S. Simian hepatitis A virus This page was last edited on 6 December 2023, at 11:00 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Hepatitis D is caused by the hepatitis D virus (HDV), or hepatitis delta virus; it belongs to the genus Deltavirus. HDV is similar to a satellite virus as it can only propagate in the presence of the hepatitis B virus, depending on the helper function of HBV for its replication and expression. It has no independent life cycle, but can survive ...
Hepatovirus is a genus of viruses. The genus has nine species, including Hepatovirus A, which is the causative agent of hepatitis A. [1] Taxonomy
Hendra virus infection No Hepatitis A virus: Hepatitis A: Blood tests Supportive care, liver transplantation: Yes: Hepatitis B virus: Hepatitis B: Blood tests Antiviral medication (tenofovir, interferon), liver transplantation: Yes: Hepatitis C virus: Hepatitis C: Blood testing for antibodies or viral RNA: Antivirals (sofosbuvir, simeprevir ...
Hepatitis A is the most common vaccine-preventable virus acquired during travel, [15] so people traveling to places where the virus is common like the Indian subcontinent, Africa, Central America, South America, Asia, and Eastern Europe should be vaccinated. [14] [16]
Hepatitis D is a defective virus that requires hepatitis B to replicate and is only found with hepatitis B co-infection. [17] In adults, hepatitis B infection is most commonly self-limiting, with less than 5% progressing to chronic state, and 20 to 30% of those chronically infected developing cirrhosis or liver cancer. [31]