Doctors gathered distributed a leaflet on millennial hepatitis

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The health, cultural and media committees and the citizens’ education committee of the Doctors’ Association in Lebanon distributed a brief health bulletin on Millennium Viral Hepatitis in all governorates, especially in towns and city neighbourhoods.

The bulletin included the following information:

Pathogen: Hepatitis A virus

Methods of transmission: through contaminated water, contaminated drinks, contaminated food, eating raw or undercooked meat and fish, or contaminated hands. The incubation period of the disease extends from 28 to 30 days after infection.

Symptoms of the disease: high temperature (fever), malaise, loss of appetite, diarrhea, nausea, abdominal discomfort, dark urine, jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes).

Diagnosis: Blood tests are used to look for signs of hepatitis A virus in the patient’s body. Where a blood sample is taken, usually from a vein in the arm. It is sent to a laboratory for examination.

Complications: In rare cases, hepatitis may cause a sudden (acute) cessation of liver function, especially among older adults or those with chronic liver disease. Acute liver failure requires hospitalization for observation and treatment. Some people with acute liver failure may need a liver transplant.

Treatment: There is no specific treatment for hepatitis A. The body gets rid of the virus itself. In most cases of hepatitis A, the liver heals within six months without any permanent damage.

Prevention: keeping water clean, chlorinating water, keeping food safe and clean, washing fruits and vegetables with clean water, drinking clean water and beverages, not eating raw or undercooked meat and fish, and washing hands well before preparing and eating food and after entering. To the toilet. The hepatitis A vaccine also prevents infection with the virus.