Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. Hepatitis A spreads by ingesting the hepatitis A virus HAV and passing it along to others by contact with infected stool. This mode of transmission, known as the fecal-oral route , is also how hepatitis E spreads. Fortunately, although hepatitis A infection can range from a mild illness lasting just a few weeks to a more severe illness lasting several months, the virus is an acute, self-limited disease.
That means people almost always improve on their own and don't usually require treatment, and the disease does not progress to a chronic form. The other good news about viruses that spread through the fecal-oral route is that they can be effectively prevented by frequent hand washing there is also a vaccine available for hepatitis A.
If you're infected with hepatitis A virus, you can shed virus in your stool for a period of time during the illness. This means that during this time your stool contains active HAV capable of infecting other people. If you correctly wash your hands after using the toilet, you'll lower this risk of spread. However, if during this time of shedding you don't wash your hands correctly, then you're able to spread the virus.
The hepatitis A virus usually spreads from person to person contact or from contaminated food or water. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, here are common examples:. Food and water can be contaminated by food handlers who have hepatitis A but don't wash their hands well after using the toilet.
Who gets hepatitis C? Persons at highest risk for HCV infection include: persons who ever injected illegal drugs, including those who injected once or a few times many years ago, people who had blood transfusions, blood products or organ donations before June , when sensitive tests for HCV were introduced for blood screening, and persons who received clotting factors made before Other persons at risk for hepatitis C include: long-term kidney dialysis patients, health care workers after exposures i.
How is the virus spread? What are the symptoms and consequences of infection? How soon do symptoms occur? When and for how long is a person able to spread hepatitis C?
What is the treatment for hepatitis C? Is donated blood tested for this virus? How can the risk of chronic liver disease be reduced among persons infected with hepatitis C? How can the spread of hepatitis C be prevented?
People who have had hepatitis C should remain aware that their blood is potentially infectious. Treatments are getting better all the time, so it is worth knowing if you have been infected. It is also important to protect your family if you are infected. The treatments for hepatitis C are now so good they can cure nearly per cent of cases.
If you're treated straight away, not only can you prevent your liver becoming damaged, but you can reduce the chance of spreading the disease to others. So, if you think you may have been exposed to the virus, even if this was many years ago, talk to your GP or nurse and get tested.
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Call Email dcs. Most people have some knowledge of common chronic diseases like diabetes and their symptoms, consequences, and preventive methods. Though symptoms are similar across all types of hepatitis, they come in varying degrees of severity. While hepatitis, in general, refers to the inflammation of the liver, each type of hepatitis is transmitted differently, and caused by different strains of the virus.
Out of these, hepatitis C is the most common, though in South East Asia, hepatitis B is most prevalent. Unfortunately, vaccines are only available for types A and B of hepatitis, but some protection is better than none.
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