Situation and vulnerability
Adults have more symptoms than young children. Pre-existing liver disease may complicate the situation.
Signs and limits of their interpretation
Fatigue, fever, nausea, dark urine and jaundice are possible. A child can be infected without jaundice.
Diagnosis and monitoring
A specific blood test helps to confirm the infection. Liver tests evaluate the disease but do not refer to the virus responsible alone.
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Prevention and care
Hand hygiene, safe water and vaccination when indicated reduce the risk. After an identified contact, consult quickly to assess possible measures.
Practical issues
Do hepatitis A and hepatitis B have the same transmission?
No. Hepatitis A is mainly fecooral; hepatitis B involves blood, sexual contact and birth. Their vaccines are different.
Preparing for an exchange with a professional
- Food, water and contacts concerned
- Dates of stay and symptoms
- Vaccination and liver history
Bring the full minutes and dates. This information facilitates evaluation; its collection must not delay an urgent appeal.
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Related fact sheets
These sheets share ways or contexts of exhibition in our catalogue. This reconciliation does not establish a differential diagnosis.
- Adenovirus infection
- Rotavirus infection
- Nipah Virus Infection
- Norovirus
- Poliomyelitis
- Hand, foot and mouth disease
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