Abstract
Demographic Study on Hepatitis A Infections among Outpatients of Selected Hospitals within Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria
Highlights
Hepatitis A formerly known as “Infectious Hepatitis, Epidemic hepatitis, Epidemic jaundice, Catarrhal jaundice and Type A Hepatitis- HA” is an infectious viral disease of the liver caused by the Hepatitis A Virus [1,2]
Though the virus causes a milder form of hepatitis which is self-limiting with a lifelong immunity and absence of chronic form, the dangers of debilitating symptoms and fulminant hepatitis by the virus still remains a point of concern [5,8]
Common symptoms associated with Hepatitis A infections include: Anorexia, nausea, vomiting, jaundice, dark urine, pale feces and elevated liver transaminase levels among others [5,6,7,8,9,10,11] The Hepatitis A Virus which is a member of the genus Hepatovirus of the Picornaviridae family has a small, naked icosahedral capsid and a single stranded (+ Strand) RNA consisting of approximately 7470 nucleotides [10,11,12,13]
Summary
Hepatitis A formerly known as “Infectious Hepatitis, Epidemic hepatitis, Epidemic jaundice, Catarrhal jaundice and Type A Hepatitis- HA” is an infectious viral disease of the liver caused by the Hepatitis A Virus [1,2]. The Hepatitis A Virus has been associated with the etiology of fecally transmitted hepatitis worldwide [3]. Common symptoms associated with Hepatitis A infections include: Anorexia, nausea, vomiting, jaundice, dark urine, pale feces and elevated liver transaminase levels among others [5,6,7,8,9,10,11] The Hepatitis A Virus which is a member of the genus Hepatovirus of the Picornaviridae family has a small, naked icosahedral capsid and a single stranded (+ Strand) RNA consisting of approximately 7470 nucleotides [10,11,12,13]. The Virus poses a significant threat to public health because of its ability to cause fulminant hepatitis which still remains a point of concern
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