Hepatitis A imayamba chifukwa cha kachilombo komwe kamadutsa ndi chopondapo ndi wodwalayo. Chifukwa chake, kachilombo ka hepatitis A kamafalikira kudzera m'madzi, chakudya chodetsedwa kapena ngakhale m'manja oipitsidwa, komanso kudzera pakugonana m'kamwa ndi kumatako.

Magulu azaka zonse ali pachiwopsezo ndipo, malinga ndi American Liver Foundation, mpaka 22% ya akuluakulu omwe amadwala matendawa amagonekedwa m'chipatala. Hepatitis A ndi mtundu wofala kwambiri wa matenda a chiwindi a virus, komanso ndi mtundu wofatsa kwambiri wa matenda a chiwindi a virus. Palibe kupitilira kwa matenda amtundu wanthawi zonse ndipo matenda a chiwindi a fulminant kapena subfulminant ndi osowa (0,15 mpaka 0,35% ya milandu). Pambuyo pa kukhudzana ndi kachilomboka, nthawi yoyamwitsa imasiyanasiyana kuyambira masiku 15 mpaka 45. Odwala ambiri amachira mkati mwa miyezi 2 mpaka 6.

Chiwopsezo choyambiranso: magaziwo tsopano ali ndi zoteteza ku matenda enieni amene nthaŵi zambiri amapereka chitetezo chokwanira cha moyo. Pakati pa 10 mpaka 15% ya anthu omwe ali ndi kachilomboka amatha kubwereranso mkati mwa miyezi isanu ndi umodzi pambuyo pa gawo lowopsa la matendawa, koma palibe kupitilira kwa matenda.¹.

Ngozi yopatsirana: Popeza kuti matenda a hepatitis A nthawi zambiri amakhala opanda zizindikiro, n’kosavuta kufalitsa kachilomboka popanda kudziwa. Wodwalayo amapatsirana milungu iwiri zizindikiro zisanawonekere komanso masiku asanu ndi awiri kapena khumi zitatha.