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Hepatitis A

open access: yesWorkplace Health & Safety, 2021
Hepatitis A is a vaccine preventable liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus. The occupational health nurse should be aware of the signs and symptoms of the virus, educate workers about the infection, and recommend immunization for workers traveling or working in high-risk areas for hepatitis A.
Stephanie Hammond
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Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

open access: yesMMWR Recommendations and Reports, 2018
Summary Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is transmitted via blood or sexual contact. Persons with chronic HBV infection are at increased risk for cirrhosis and liver cancer and require medical care.
Noele P Nelson
exaly   +2 more sources

An outbreak of hepatitis A associated with salted clams in Busan, Korea [PDF]

open access: yesEpidemiology and Health, 2021
OBJECTIVES In July 2019, there were multiple reports on patients with hepatitis A among the visitors of a restaurant in Busan. The current study presents the results of an epidemiological investigation and outlines the supplementary measures that would ...
Hyunjin Son   +7 more
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Simultaneous infection of amoebic liver abscess and hepatitis A infection in a young adult in an endemic region

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022
Concomitant hepatitis A virus (HAV) and amoebic liver abscess are to be considered in patients with clinical signs and symptoms of fever, jaundice, and right upper quadrant pain, especially in endemic areas.
Saurabh Puri   +4 more
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Sustained false-positive results for hepatitis A virus immunoglobulin M: A case report and literature review

open access: yesOpen Medicine, 2021
Hepatitis A virus immunoglobulin M (HAV-IgM) is often used to diagnose acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection serologically. However, false-positive test results can interfere with the diagnosis.
Tan Youwen, Chen Li
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Hepatic encephalopathy

open access: yesNature Reviews Disease Primers, 2022
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a prognostically relevant neuropsychiatric syndrome that occurs in the course of acute or chronic liver disease. Besides ascites and variceal bleeding, it is the most serious complication of decompensated liver cirrhosis.
Dieter Häussinger   +11 more
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Prevention of Hepatitis A Virus Infection in the United States: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, 2020

open access: yesMMWR Recommendations and Reports, 2020
Summary Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable, communicable disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). The infection is transmitted via the fecal-oral route, usually from direct person-to-person contact or consumption of contaminated food
Noele P. Nelson   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Change in the Susceptible Populations with the Shift in Hepatitis A Epidemiology

open access: yesDüzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2022
Aim: The incidence of hepatitis A (HepA) has decreased due to vaccination and improved hygiene conditions. However, the age of onset of the disease has shifted from childhood to adulthood.
Feruze Enç   +4 more
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Autoimmune Hepatitis [PDF]

open access: yesNature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 1996
Autoimmune hepatitis is an inflammatory liver disease in which the immune system is believed to orchestrate an immune attack onto the liver cell. Current knowledge suggests that both T helper 1 (TH1) and TH2 programmes are involved in the generation of the liver damage.
Vergani, D, Mieli-Vergani, G
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