Hepatitis A yana faruwa ne ta hanyar kwayar cutar da majiyyaci ke wucewa tare da stool. Don haka ana kamuwa da cutar hanta ta hanyar ruwa, gurɓataccen abinci ko ma gurɓataccen hannaye, amma kuma ta hanyar jima'i ta baka da dubura.

Dukkan kungiyoyin shekaru suna cikin haɗari kuma, bisa ga Cibiyar Hanta ta Amurka, har zuwa 22% na manya da suka kamu da cutar suna asibiti. Hepatitis A shine mafi yawan nau'in hanta na kwayar cuta, amma kuma shine mafi kyawun nau'in hanta na hoto. Ba a taɓa samun ci gaba zuwa na yau da kullun ba kuma fulminant ko ƙananan ciwon hanta yana da wuya (0,15 zuwa 0,35% na lokuta). Bayan kamuwa da cutar, lokacin shiryawa ya bambanta daga kwanaki 15 zuwa 45. Yawancin marasa lafiya suna samun cikakkiyar farfadowa a cikin watanni 2 zuwa 6.

Hadarin komawa: jinin yanzu ya ƙunshi takamaiman ƙwayoyin rigakafi waɗanda yawanci ke ba da cikakkiyar kariya ga rayuwa. Tsakanin kashi 10 zuwa 15 cikin 6 na mutanen da suka kamu da cutar na iya sake dawowa cikin watanni XNUMX bayan mummunan lokaci na kamuwa da cuta, amma babu wani ci gaba zuwa na yau da kullun.¹.

Hadarin kamuwa da cuta: Tun da ciwon hanta A sau da yawa asymptomatic, yana da sauƙi don yada kwayar cutar ba tare da saninta ba. Wanda ya kamu da cutar yana yaduwa makonni biyu kafin bayyanar cututtuka da kuma kwanaki bakwai zuwa goma bayan sun ɓace.