Hepatitis A
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What is hepatitis A?
Hepatitis A (formerly known as infectious hepatitis) is an acute infectious disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV), which is most commonly transmitted by the fecal-oral route via contaminated food or drinking water.
Common symptoms reported by people with hepatitis A
Treatments taken by people for hepatitis A
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Compare treatments taken by people with hepatitis A
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have hepatitis A through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with hepatitis A? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has hepatitis A on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 15 say hepatitis A is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 1 | |
| 30s | 2 | |
| 40s | 0 | |
| 50s | 5 | |
| 60s | 6 | |
| 70+ | 8 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 14 | |
| Female | 22 |