Hepatitis A is often asymptomatic
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Although hepatitis A can be identified from symptoms of the eyes and skin turn yellow, but not a few patients with hepatitis A who did not experience any symptoms and the disease can heal itself.
"The main characteristic of hepatitis A are the eyes and skin turn yellow and the urine is concentrated, such as tea. But there are many cases of asymptomatic infection, especially in children," said dr.Unggul Budihusodo Sp.PD, gastroenterohepatologi consultants from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesian.
Because do not always cause symptoms, presence of hepatitis A infection can only be known for in the patient's body has antibodies were found.
"Antibodies are formed by already infected will make a person infected with hepatitis A is not possible," he explained.
Those who had never been exposed to hepatitis A is recommended to be vaccinated against hepatitis A. Meanwhile, vaccines for hepatitis C until now there is no vaccine.
Prevention of this disease can also be done by always keeping the environment clean. With good sanitation and hand washing with soap, in general, hepatitis A virus transmission can be prevented.
Although hepatitis A were also attacks the liver, but the patient can be cured and the disease does not become chronic.
Exceptions occur in those who already suffer other infections, such as a carrier viral hepatitis B or C.
According to Superior, hepatitis A patients could be treated at home. "Rest should be fine. If the patient is told to break difficult healing period can be long," he said.
"The main characteristic of hepatitis A are the eyes and skin turn yellow and the urine is concentrated, such as tea. But there are many cases of asymptomatic infection, especially in children," said dr.Unggul Budihusodo Sp.PD, gastroenterohepatologi consultants from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesian.
Because do not always cause symptoms, presence of hepatitis A infection can only be known for in the patient's body has antibodies were found.
"Antibodies are formed by already infected will make a person infected with hepatitis A is not possible," he explained.
Those who had never been exposed to hepatitis A is recommended to be vaccinated against hepatitis A. Meanwhile, vaccines for hepatitis C until now there is no vaccine.
Prevention of this disease can also be done by always keeping the environment clean. With good sanitation and hand washing with soap, in general, hepatitis A virus transmission can be prevented.
Although hepatitis A were also attacks the liver, but the patient can be cured and the disease does not become chronic.
Exceptions occur in those who already suffer other infections, such as a carrier viral hepatitis B or C.
According to Superior, hepatitis A patients could be treated at home. "Rest should be fine. If the patient is told to break difficult healing period can be long," he said.
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