I-Hepatitis A ibangelwa igciwane elidluliselwa ngendle yisiguli. Ngakho-ke igciwane le-hepatitis A lisakazwa ngamanzi, ukudla okungcolile noma ngisho nezandla ezingcolile, kodwa futhi nangocansi lomlomo nendunu.

Wonke amaqembu eminyaka asengozini futhi, ngokusho kwe-American Liver Foundation, abantu abadala abangafika ku-22% abathola lesi sifo balaliswa esibhedlela. I-Hepatitis A iwuhlobo oluvame kakhulu lwe-viral hepatitis, kodwa futhi iwuhlobo olulula kakhulu lwe-viral hepatitis. Akukho ukuqhubekela phambili ku-chronicity futhi isifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo oluphelele noma esingaphansi asivamile (0,15 kuya ku-0,35% wamacala). Ngemva kokuchayeka egciwaneni, isikhathi sokufukamela siyahluka kusukela ezinsukwini eziyi-15 kuye kwezingama-45. Iziguli eziningi zenza ukululama okuphelele phakathi nezinyanga ezi-2 kuya kweziyisi-6.

Ingozi yokuphinda: igazi manje liqukethe amasosha omzimba athile ngokuvamile anikeza isivikelo esiphelele sokuphila. Phakathi kuka-10 kuya ku-15% wabantu abangenwe yileli gciwane bangase baphinde baqale kabusha ezinyangeni eziyisi-6 ngemva kwesigaba esibi kakhulu sokutheleleka, kodwa akukho ukuqhubekela phambili ekuguleni okungamahlalakhona.¹.

Ingozi yokutheleleka: Njengoba i-hepatitis A ivame ukungabi nazimpawu, kulula ukusabalalisa igciwane ngaphandle kokwazi. Umuntu othintekile uyathathelana amasonto amabili ngaphambi kokuba izimpawu zivele kanye nezinsuku eziyisikhombisa kuya kweziyishumi ngemva kokunyamalala.