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Hepatitis A Learning Center
Prevention could include:
- hepatitis A vaccine
- Universal precautio...
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Washing Hands with Soap and Water
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Avoid Contaminated Food Intake
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Avoid Contaminated Water Intake
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hepatitis A-hepatitis B vaccine
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hepatitis A pediatric vaccine
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hepatitis A adult vaccine
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Always wash your hands thoroughly after using the restroom and when you come in contact with an infected person's blood, stools, or other bodily fluid;
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The single best way to keep from spreading hepatitis A infection is to wash the hands carefully after using the toilet. Those who are infected should not share items that might carry infection. Special care should be taken to avoid transmitting in...
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HAV is found in the stool (feces) of persons infected with hepatitis A. HAV is usually spread from person to person by putting something in the mouth that has been contaminated with the stool of a person infected with hepatitis A. This is called f...
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The hepatitis A vaccine protects you against a type of liver infection called hepatitis A. The vaccine will not protect you from other types of hepatitis.
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Hepatitis A vaccine is prepared by inactivating hepatitis A viruses grown in cell culture. Two injections at intervals of approximately six months induce protection in 90 percent or more of recipients. Whether booster doses will be needed is not y...
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These are procedures to be followed by all staff who are caring for a patient believed to be harboring a highly contagious dangerous pathogen, such as AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), that is transmitted in blood, blood products, and oth...
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The Precautionary Principle is referred to in the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development; the declaration includes the principle, "Nations shall use the precautionary approach to protect the environment. Where there are threats of ser...
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Universal precautions are safety procedures established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Dental Association (ADA).
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