Ainsley Stewart
Health and Wellness
Prof. Michael Wagstaff
Hepatitis A
What is the infectious agent (pathogen) that causes this infectious disease?
Hepatitis A virus HAV is an RNA virus classified as a picornavirus.
How is this infectious agent transmitted through food or water?
There are a number of ways that one can get the HAV and there are; person-to-person contact; through exposure to contaminated water, ice, or shellfish harvested from sewage-contaminated water; or from fruits, vegetables, or other foods that are eaten uncooked and that were contaminated during harvesting or subsequent handling. HAV is shed in the feces of infected people. The virus reaches peak levels 1–2 weeks before onset of symptoms and
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Signs and symptoms of hepatitis A include: * Fatigue * Nausea and vomiting * Abdominal pain or discomfort, especially in the area of your liver on your right side beneath your lower ribs * Loss of appetite * Low-grade fever * Dark urine * Muscle pain * Yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice)
I find it very interesting that HAV has no real treatment but it goes away on its own, here are some recommendations.
Hepatitis A goes away on its own in most cases. Most people get well within a few months. While you have hepatitis: Slow down. Cut back on daily activities until all of your energy returns. As you start to feel better, take your time in getting back to your regular routine. If you try to do it too fast, you may get sick again. Drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration. Fruit juices and broth are other good choices, if you can tolerate them. Eat a healthy mix of foods. Even though food may not appeal to you, it is important for you to get good nutrition. Don't drink alcohol or use illegal drugs. They can make liver problems worse. Make sure your doctor knows all the medicines you are taking, including herbal products. Don't start or change any medicines without talking to your doctor first.
What steps can be taken to prevent further outbreaks? Include individual as well as environmental precautions and methods
The hepatitis A vaccine can prevent the breakout of the virus,
In order to develop a wellness program there are several things that should be taken into consideration. First, you must develop your own personal perception of what you feel wellness is and how to stay well. Secondly, you must know what the pros and cons are for being fit. Then finally you must set immediate goals to obtain your level of wellness. The main thing you need to keep in mind is that developing a healthy life style early in life is a key factor in preventing diseases and improving one quality of life.
As the Directors at the Sharp Rees Medical Facility, we will be talking about the liver. The liver is a very important organ in the human body as it does not just perform one function but is involved in multiple tasks. Some interesting facts about the liver; it weighs under five pounds, it has a shape like a half football and everyone is born with one. Just like most other disease or disorder, if the liver has not been taken care of properly there are many negative outcomes that can affect and destroy the liver. There are many complications when the liver is abused or damage for example cancer, hemochromatosis, gallbladder or
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At a client’s house I made homemade mince and potatoes, with all the peeling from the carrots and potatoes and put them into the kitchen bin them emptied the kitchen bin into the outside bin.
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Sudden and severe pain in the abdomen, most often under the right rib cage. The pain can spread to the right shoulder and right back. It occurs most often after a plentiful, fatty meal and lasts 1-4 hours.
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In time the virus can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure. Symptoms of HCV are jaundice (yellowing of the eyes), stomach pain, nausea and fatigue. The main problem is that many people don’t have symptoms until they already have some sort of liver damage. Treatment options for HCV include a combination of medications or depending on the degree of damage, a liver transplant. Given that HCV it is a blood disease that is spread through contact with an infected person’s blood, there are many ways to contract this disease. Injection drug users, physical altercations, sexual contact and mother to infant infection are just some of the ways this disease is spread.
According to Cohen and Gish the HCV virus can live outside the body for three to four hours and is not easily killed with chlorine bleach. Therefore, other means of transmission are shared personal grooming items such as razors, toothbrushes, scissors and manicuring equipment, which may carry blood residue.
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There is no specific treatment for viral Hepatitis. Bed rest and preferably hospitalization is a necessary step in the early treatment. Even though Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus, isolation of the patient to a single room is not necessary. However, proper prevention methods such as washing your hand after handling the patient, careful handling of the body fluids and feces and wearing gloves when drawing blood is important.
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