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Broader types of Hepatitis A:
Incidence (annual) of Hepatitis A: 32,000 new cases in the USA 1992 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Incidence Rate of Hepatitis A: approx 1 in 8,500 or 0.01% or 32,000 people in USA [about data]
Lifetime risk of Hepatitis A:
32 to 38% of population in the USA have history of the HepA disease 1991 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Prevalance of Hepatitis A:
About 22,700 cases of hepatitis A representing 38% of all hepatitis cases (5-year average from all routes of transmission) are reported annually in the U.S.
(Source: FDA Bad Bug Book)
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32 to 38 percent of U.S. population that have any
history of disease (1991) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)
Incidence of Hepatitis A: 32,000 new cases (1992) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)
Complications of Hepatitis A:
see complications of Hepatitis A
Prognosis of Hepatitis A: Less than 0.4% of the reported cases in the U.S. are fatal. These rare deaths usually occur in the elderly.
(Source: FDA Bad Bug Book)
...
Hepatitis A usually resolves on its own over
several weeks.
(Source: excerpt from Viral Hepatitis A to E and Beyond: NIDDK)
Causes of Hepatitis A: see causes of Hepatitis A
Causes of Hepatitis A: Hepatitis A Virus Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is classified with the enterovirus group of the Picornaviridae family. HAV has a single molecule of RNA surrounded by a small (27 nm diameter) protein capsid and a buoyant density in CsCl of 1.33 g/ml. Many other picornaviruses cause human disease, including polioviruses, coxsackieviruses, echoviruses, and rhinoviruses (cold viruses).
(Source: FDA Bad Bug Book)
Risk factors for Hepatitis A:
see
risk factors for Hepatitis A
Symptoms of Hepatitis A: see symptoms of Hepatitis A
Complications of Hepatitis A: see complications of Hepatitis A
Contagion of Hepatitis A: Spread by direct contact with a person or contaminated food or water.
More information:
see contagiousness of Hepatitis A
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Hepatitis A
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Hepatitis A.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Hepatitis A.
Treatments for Hepatitis A:
see treatments for Hepatitis A
Prevention of Hepatitis A:
see prevention of Hepatitis A
Research for Hepatitis A:
see research for Hepatitis A
Costs of Hepatitis A: $200 million in 1991 (CDC-OC)
Costs of Hepatitis A: The estimated cost for treating hepatitis A is $200 million
(1991)/yearly including medical and work loss
(Source: excerpt from Facts About Hepatitis A and C: CDC-OC)
Hospitalization statistics for Hepatitis A:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Hepatitis A:
Organs and body systems related to Hepatitis A include:
Main name of condition: Hepatitis A
Class of Condition for Hepatitis A: viral
Hep A, HepA, Hepatitis A virus, Viral hepatitis A
Hepatitis A, Infectious hepatitis
Source - WordNet 2.1
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