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HAV | [[Hepatitis A virus]] ([[HAV]]) infection can be either [[asymptomatic]] or [[symptomatic]].<ref name="pmid4191502">{{cite journal |author=Krugman S, Giles JP |title=Viral hepatitis. New light on an old disease |journal=[[JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association]] |volume=212 |issue=6 |pages=1019–29 |year=1970 |month=May |pmid=4191502 |doi= |url= |accessdate=2012-02-28}}</ref> [[Symptoms]] of [[hepatitis A]] include [[fever]], [[fatigue]], [[loss of appetite]], [[nausea]], [[vomiting]], [[abdominal pain]], and [[jaundice]]. | ||
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*Fever | ==Symptoms== | ||
*Fatigue | Young children who are [[infected]] with [[hepatitis A]] typically have a milder form of the disease, usually lasting from 1-3 weeks, whereas adults tend to experience a much more severe form of the disease. Some patients, particularly young children, are [[asymptomatic]]. When [[symptoms]] are present, they usually occur abruptly. [[Symptomatic]] adult patients may have a range of symptoms that can vary in severity from a mild [[flu]]-like illness to fulminant hepatitis.Symptoms of hepatitis A infection include the following: | ||
*Loss of appetite | |||
*Nausea | * [[Fever]] | ||
*Vomiting | * [[Fatigue]] | ||
*Abdominal pain | * [[Loss of appetite]] | ||
*Dark urine | * [[Nausea]] | ||
*Clay-colored | * [[Vomiting]] | ||
*Joint pain | * [[Abdominal pain]] | ||
*[[ | * [[Dark urine]] | ||
* Clay-colored [[stool]] | |||
* [[Joint pain]] | |||
* [[Jaundice]] (children younger than 6 years of age typically do not show [[jaundice]], while more that 70% of older patients do.) | |||
* [[Pruritus]] | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Overview
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection can be either asymptomatic or symptomatic.[1] Symptoms of hepatitis A include fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and jaundice.
Symptoms
Young children who are infected with hepatitis A typically have a milder form of the disease, usually lasting from 1-3 weeks, whereas adults tend to experience a much more severe form of the disease. Some patients, particularly young children, are asymptomatic. When symptoms are present, they usually occur abruptly. Symptomatic adult patients may have a range of symptoms that can vary in severity from a mild flu-like illness to fulminant hepatitis.Symptoms of hepatitis A infection include the following:
- Fever
- Fatigue
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Abdominal pain
- Dark urine
- Clay-colored stool
- Joint pain
- Jaundice (children younger than 6 years of age typically do not show jaundice, while more that 70% of older patients do.)
- Pruritus