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Nb: Hepatitis is a
collective term used to describe a range of conditions, which cause
inflammation of the liver, commonly as a result of viral infection.
There are several different types of viral hepatitis. See also Hepatitis
B and Hepatitis
C.
This form, also known as 'infectious hepatitis', is spread by the ingestion
of material, contaminated by infected faeces. It can be transmitted
through contaminated food, such as shellfish and ice cream, water and
other drinks. The disease often arises in areas of poor hygiene and
sanitation and can be spread on by contact with faecal material, In
places where it occurs frequently such as developing countries, infection
may occur in children in early in life, but often goes unnoticed.
It usually produces the most severe symptoms in adults. Following a
two to six week incubation of the virus and a period of nausea, poor
appetite, joint pain and fever, the sufferer can become jaundiced, often
with an enlarged liver and spleen. The most infectious stage of the
disease is just before the patient becomes jaundiced. After this, the
patient sheds the virus in the faeces, which acts as a source of the
infection. Sufferers usually recover and don't carry the disease in
the long term. Recovery results in lifelong immunity.
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