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You can click here now to contact our lawyers. They have helped many people sickened in hepatitis A outbreaks get compensation. Hepatitis A , a liver disease, is caused by an infection from the hepatitis A virus. However, not everyone who is infected with the hepatitis A virus will have symptoms of the illness. In most cases, the illness is characterized by mild, flu-like gastrointestinal symptoms. At its worst, it can impair proper functioning of the liver and even lead to death. Our lawyers help people with hepatitits A sue restaurants, food companies and drug companies who sell products contaminated with the virus. They have won millions for their clients. You can click here now to contact them or call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free). Attorneys Fred Pritzker, Elliot Olsen, Brendan Flaherty and Ryan Osterholm are our lead lawyers for these cases. A virus is a collection of molecules that uses the body’s method of constructing new material to produce copies of itself. As is the case with other viruses, when the hepatitis A virus uses a human host to reproduce itself, the human host often becomes ill in the effort to fight the virus. Scientists have classified the hepatitis A virus as a member of the enterovirus group of the Picornaviridae family. The hepatitis A virus is characterized by a single molecule of RNA encased by a small protein shell. Other picornaviruses cause human illnesses ranging from polio to the common cold. The hepatitis A virus is the most common of the hepatitis viruses, accounting for around 40 percent of all cases of hepatitis in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), each year in the United an estimated 143,000 cases of hepatitis A virus infection occur, but only around 30,000 are reported. Hepatitis A virus is responsible for an estimated 1.4 million cases of hepatitis A worldwide each year. How is Hepatitis A Spread? The hepatitis A virus is spread from person to person by “fecal-oral” transmission. This means the virus is transmitted when a person puts something in his/her mouth that has been contaminated with the stool of a person infected with the hepatitis A virus. Because hepatitis A depends on the fecal-oral route for transmission, the illness is most easily spread in poor sanitary conditions or when good personal hygiene is not observed. Hepatitis A outbreaks are often traced back to contaminated food. Food supplies can become contaminated when infected workers come into contact with food supplies during processing or in restaurants. The foods most commonly associated with hepatitis A outbreaks are water, shellfish and salads. In most cases, the true source is water that has been contaminated with the feces of an infected person. Other common sources of foodborne hepatitis A are: cold cuts, pre-made sandwiches, unwashed fruit, fruit juices, milk products, vegetables, salads, shellfish, and iced drinks. Most people who become infected with the hepatitis A virus return to normal health. Although the illness is more common in children, it is often more severe in adults. More than one-fifth of adult hepatitis A patients require hospitalization. In severe cases, hepatitis A can cause inflammation and swelling of the liver. This can impair liver function and cause permanent damage to the liver. Most of these cases require hospitalization. Each year approximately 100 people die as a result of hepatitis A infections in the U.S.
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Što je hepatitis A? Hepatitis A je upalna bolest jetre uzrokovana virusom hepatitisa A. Bolest počinje općim simptomima kao što su groznica, slabost, povraćanje, proljev, a tek je svaki četvrti oboljeli žut! U oko 25 posto oboljelih koža i bjeloočnice postaju žute, mokraća tamnija, a stolica svjetljija. Nakon 1 do 2 tjedna simptomi bolesti nestaju, ali potpun oporavak traje duže; kod nekih pacijenata čak 6-12 mjeseci. Inkubacija nakon infekcije virusom hepatitisa A traje 15-60 dana. Virus hepatitisa A prenosi se prljavim rukama, zaraženom hranom i vodom. Infekcija se najčešće javlja unutar zajednice (vrtić, škola, obitelj). Cijepljenje se preporučuje kao siguran oblik zaštite od obolijevanja od hepatitisa A. Tko podliježe potrebi cijepljenja? Djeca s visokim rizikom ili pri putovanju u rizična područja, gdje se hepatitis A nalazi endemski (područja gdje je stalno nazočan). Kako cijepiti dijete protiv hepatitisa A? Za postizanje potpune zaštite potrebno je primiti 2 doze cjepiva u bilo kojoj dobi, počevši od navršene godine dana života. Druga se doza daje u razdoblju od 6-12 mjeseci nakon prve doze. Neka djeca ne smiju se cijepiti ili moraju pričekati - Ne smiju se cijepiti djeca koja su pri prethodnom cijepljenju protiv hepatitisa A razvila alergijsku reakciju na cjepivo i djeca koja su alergična na bilo koji sastojak cjepiva. - Djeca koja boluju od neke lakše bolesti, npr. prehlade, mogu se cijepiti, međutim u teže bolesne djece s visokom temperaturom cijepljenje protiv hepatitisa A treba odgoditi dok potpuno ne ozdrave. Koje su moguće neželjene reakcije na cijepljenje? Cjepivo protiv hepatitisa A je vrlo sigurno cjepivo. Ukoliko postoje, neželjene reakcije su u većini slučajeva vrlo blage: - bol i crvenilo na mjestu uboda - prolazno povišenje temperature, glavobolja, umor, zimica, mučnina i gubitak teka. Teži oblici neželjenih reakcija, npr. alergijske reakcije, rijetki su. Što ako se javi teška neželjena reakcija? Iako izuzetno rijetka, alergijska reakcija može se nastaviti nekoliko minuta do nekoliko sati nakon primjene cjepiva. Simptomi uključuju teško disanje, promiklost, osip, bljedilo, opću slabost, ubrzan rad srca i vrtoglavicu. Ukoliko primijetite bilo koji od ovih simptoma, odmah se javite liječniku! Autori teksta: Prof. dr. sc. Milivoj Jovančević, primarijus, spec. pedijatar; prim. dr. med. Denis Mladinić Vulić, spec. pedijatar; prof. dr. sc. Goran Tešović, spec. infektolog