Hepatitis A By Maia

General Information

Also known as Hep A discovered in 1973 Steven M. Feinstone discovered itA virus Carried by flies

What is a virus

A virus is something that is within a cell. A virus reproduces by the cell moving around, then cell falls down and collects the virus and the cells starts moving again, with the virus locked onto it, then the cell explodes, which spreads it even more.

What is Hep A and How it spreads

Hep A is virus that you get from food which a fly who is carrying the disease has bitten in to. Then you eat that food that has been infected with the disease.

What Parts of your body is Affected by

Hep A

Hep A infects the liver.

The Liver

Where is the most common places receive the disease?

Hep A is most common in Central and South America. Asia (but not Japan), and Mexico.

Is Hep A Contagious

Yes it is. If you have gotten the disease, and don’t know about, then you go around touching things that other people might touch, then you are spreading the disease, and other people will get it from you.

Is it preventable and How? If worried about receiving this disease, or don’t believe the vaccine will work, it will. In 2013, an outbreak of Hep A happened. 80 people in California had the disease, and 165 total people received the disease. In total 11 of the children who had it, were not vaccinated. Today it would be better to receive this shot, with more and more people traveling to the United States who may carry this disease. Just remember that the virus will have long term damage on the liver

What you can do if you are infected

Get the post shot, before two weeks is upDon’t eat fast foodDon’t go out places touch things If you have kids who are not vaccinated, they need

to be

Symptoms

Yellowing skin and eyes Sudden feverStomach pain

How does the immune system respond and kill it?

There are two different cells, the B cell, and the T cell. They both work together to kill the virus, so that you can be back to good. But with Hep A, you also want to get the post shot because it will help in the future.

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