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Hepatitis A is often caused by a virus that infects the liver. The disease is mild in young children and severe in adults and pregnant women. The patient is usually heavy for two weeks and will be powerless for the next one or three months. The virus is easily transmitted from a patient up to three weeks after the disappearance of the yellow color caused by an eye disease, - says the head of the 1st department of the clinic of the Institute of Virology Nasiba Muhamedova.
- The disease is not transmitted through the air, but when children eat without washing their hands, they get sick because they drink unboiled water. At the same time, children can also become infected with hepatitis during school interactions in preschools. Children sitting at home are less likely to suffer from this disease.
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF HEPATITIS A?
- At first, the disease is hidden. The latent period of the disease is 35 days, during which time no symptoms of the disease are felt. The course of the disease varies depending on the immunity of each organism. Some patients present with hepatitis for 15 days and some for 35 days. This will of course depend on the amount of virus entering the body and the state of the immune system. In the early stages of the disease, the patient does not have symptoms of jaundice, but has earlier symptoms. These are symptoms of airway inflammation, diarrhea, influenza and ARVI (acute respiratory viral infections). This period of the disease can last from 5 to 7 days. Then the symptoms of jaundice begin in the body.
Parents often contact us when the same jaundice symptoms begin. It is advisable to consult a doctor earlier, ie before the onset of symptoms of jaundice. The reason is that during this period the virus is mainly excreted in feces and urine, and the disease becomes more contagious. After 2-3 days of yellowing of the skin and whites of the patient, the disease is not contagious. At the same time, the patient is treated by a doctor. And the infectious period of the disease, as I mentioned above, children spend in preschool and at school or at home. That is why the spread of hepatitis is accelerating and increasing.
TREATMENT…
- It should be noted that after the independence of our country, as in all areas, many large-scale reforms have been carried out in the field of medicine. In particular, our clinic is equipped with modern technologies. This made it easier for patients to accurately diagnose, identify the type of virus that enters the body using special medical equipment, laboratory tests. Treatment of hepatitis using the same new technologies is giving great results. Hepatitis A does not cause complications and leaves the body quickly. This type of disease is less chronic than others, and after 6 months the patient joins the ranks of healthy people. It is important to note that the patient must follow the prescribed diets even after recovery. Because it takes 6 months for liver tissue to recover. During these six months, the patient is unable to consume fatty, spicy, and salty foods. It is also forbidden to strain the liver, and of course the patient is forbidden to lift more than 3 kg. If parents pay close attention to these aspects and take control, the child will be completely free from the disease.
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