HEPATITIS A
By:Adan Mendoza
Date:01/27/2012
Class:10 Th/3rd P.
The discovery of Hepatitis A was in the year 1947 and was
discover by Dr Saul Krugman
Transmitted
You eat or drink food or water that has been contaminated by
stools (feces) containing the hepatitis A virus (fruits,
vegetables, shellfish, ice, and water are common sources of the
hepatitis A virus
You come in contact with the stool or blood of a person who
currently has the disease
When a person does not washes his hands and touches other
objects or food
You participate in sexual practices that involve oral-anal
contact
SYMPTOMS
The hepatitis A virus is found mostly in the stools and blood of
an infected person about 15 - 45 days before symptoms occur and
during the first week of illness.
It effects the lever and it cause it to stop working
REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE
Enters host
Kills cells
Injects its RNA into host DNA
Re produce using are DNA
DIAGNOSIS
Blood tests is the only way to diagnose this disease
TREATMENTS & VACCINE/CURE
Baruch Blumberg and Irving Millman co-invented a vaccine against
viral hepatitis
Product: Havrix (HAV)
Manufacturer: GlaxoSmithKline
Year Licensed: 1995
Product: Vaqta (HAV)
Manufacturer: Merck
Year Licensed: 1996
Product: Twinrix (HAV and HBV combination vaccine)
Manufacturer: GlaxoSmithKline
Year Licensed: 2001
IMPACT ON HISTORY
Hepatitis A is the cause of 30 days of missed work and
approximately $2,600 in lost wages each year.
Medical care alone for hepatitis A can cost $2,800 for each
hospitalized case.
Approximately 100 Americans die each year from Hepatitis A.
The annual cost associated with Hepatitis A is estimated at $200
million in the U.S
This has been the effect trow out the years
Resources
http://www.onlinemedicinetips.com/disease/h/hepatitis/hepatitis-a/Discovery-Of-Hepatitis-A.html
http://www.passporthealthusa.com/dallas-fort-worth/hepatitisa.html?gclid=CMe1-tmQ9K0CFdBdtgodvnp4tw
http://www.immunizationinfo.org/vaccines/hepatitishttp://www.webmd.com/hepatitis/hepa-guide/hepatitis-a-topic-overview
