Chernivtsi: Viral hepatitis a – a threat for both children and adults
hepatitis a is a common and highly contagious infectious disease of intestinal group, accompanied by liver damage with symptoms of jaundice. For 2016, the incidence of hepatitis a in the city increased in comparison with the year 2015 on 2 cases, 2 of them children. For this infection is characteristic of the autumn and winter season. The clinic is characterized by intermittent signs of intoxication usually with jaundice, accompanied by acute liver damage. The disease is caused by a virus is extremely resistant to physico-chemical factors. This allows him a long time to be in a different environment, to proliferate and keep the pathogenic properties. In a dry environment, the virus persists for weeks, in water from 3 to 10 months in human feces up to 35 days in sub-zero temperatures maintained over the years. In viral hepatitis And the man is the only source of the virus in nature. The most significant source of infection are patients with asymptomatic, Busselton and atypical forms of the disease. The causative agent from the organism of the sick person is only allocated with faeces, therefore, the main mechanism of transmission is fecal – oral. In sensitive the human body enters through the mouth with contaminated faeces, water, food and via contaminated hands and objects of care in the environment of the patient. This disease is also called disease of dirty hands. In organized children's groups and families in the presence of the patient (prior to admission to treatment) factors of transmission are books, toys, tableware, towels, chamber pots and the like. After exposure to the manifestations of viral hepatitis And the patient on the background of General weakness, headache, fever, and pain in the liver appear and signal characteristics, dark colour of urine (beer color) and discoloration of feces (a type of white clay). Patients subject to compulsory hospitalization. For violation of patients to the therapeutic regimen and nutrition (diet) alcoholic beverages are not excluded complications such as cirrhosis of the liver. To prevent the disease viral hepatitis a and its complications must adhere to certain rules: – to drink to drink only boiled water ; – not to deviate from the rules of food storage and cooking solutions; – observe rules of personal hygiene, need to wash their hands before eating and to teach children; – when the first signs of liver disease or gastrointestinal tract have to seek medical help; – after the hospitalization of a patient in a hospital to disinfect tableware, bedding delights of premises; – after the disease for 6 months to avoid heavy physical work, to diet, to eliminate from the diet of spicy, salty, smoked, fried and alcoholic beverages. Take care of your health and the health of Your children ! This was reported in the Chernivtsi city CouncilÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
