Hepatitis - A

The Hepatitis A topic includes research on the causative pathogen, transmission, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of the viral infection hepatitis A.

Hepatitis A infection usually causes a mild, short-term illness. Hepatitis A is contagious and spreads through close person-to-person contact and eating contaminated food or drink. Because people are often initially asymptomatic, they might unknowingly transmit the infection to others.

There is no specific treatment for hepatitis A. Vaccination is the best way to prevent infection.