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[[Hepatitis A virus]] was first identified in 1973. It was classified as a separate disease from other types of [[hepatitis]] during World War II. However, its true [[prevalence]] and route of [[transmission]] would only be recognized later.<ref name="pmid7876643 [">{{cite journal| author=Melnick JL| title=History and epidemiology of hepatitis A virus. | journal=J Infect Dis | year= 1995 | volume= 171 Suppl 1 | issue= | pages= S2-8 | pmid=7876643 [ | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7876643 }} </ref> During 1995-1996, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the inactivated hepatitis A vaccines. Consequently, [[hepatitis A]] became a disease that was not only common but also vaccine-preventable. | |||
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Overview
Hepatitis A virus was first identified in 1973. It was classified as a separate disease from other types of hepatitis during World War II. However, its true prevalence and route of transmission would only be recognized later.[1] During 1995-1996, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the inactivated hepatitis A vaccines. Consequently, hepatitis A became a disease that was not only common but also vaccine-preventable.
References
- ↑ Melnick JL (1995). "History and epidemiology of hepatitis A virus". J Infect Dis. 171 Suppl 1: S2–8. PMID [ 7876643 [ Check
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