HEPATITIS A

HEPATITIS A

• Acquire there ingestion of foods or water infected by virus
• an infected food handlers ca spread the disease
• acquired through eating of shellfish from sewage contaminated sea shore
• contaminated drinking water
• sexual contact with infected person
• blood transfusion

Signs and Symptoms:

• asymptomatic at the early stage
• fatigue, anorexia nausea and vomiting, body weakness, loss of appetite
• jaundice, amber clay colored stool, pain in the right upper quadrant

Nursing Management:

• bed rest
• frequent feeding or anorexia to meet the nutritional need of the body
• offered attractive food for loss of appetite and for nausea
• maintain good diet
• iv fluids as per the doctors advised