Hepatitis A is the most common childhood disease

• April 25, 2024

The Hhepatitis A is the most common infectious disease of all hepatitis in Mexico. It is caused by a virus that affects theliver and it produces inflammation. It can be transmitted from person to person without realizing it, since in the initial phase there are no identifiable symptoms.

In an interview with the medical hepatologist , Jorge Luis Poo , notes that in contact with infected people, particularly between groups of infants and children, has a high risk of infection: "Additionally, there is a high incidence of transmission ofHepatitis A between people who live in the army, in hospital units and other institutions as well as between families. "

The rate of transmission among family members is 45% in children and up to 20% in adults. Next, we present you this video, so that you know more characteristics of this viral illness:

For Poo, the most common form of transmission of the virus from Hepatitis A It is by the fecal-oral route. That is, by eating contaminated food or water or products that have been washed with contaminated water or prepared by a person infected with the virus:

"Seafood obtained in contaminated waters and / or consumed raw or partially cooked, are also responsible for outbreaks of Hepatitis A ”.