What is hepatitis A?

Hepatitis A (formerly known as infectious hepatitis) is an acute infectious disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV), which is most commonly transmitted by the fecal-oral route via contaminated food or drinking water.

How do members experience hepatitis A?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with hepatitis A*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for hepatitis A*

Who has hepatitis A on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 5
30s 8
40s 9
50s 8
60s 11
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 16
Female 26

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What is hepatitis A?

Hepatitis A (formerly known as infectious hepatitis) is an acute infectious disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV), which is most commonly transmitted by the fecal-oral route via contaminated food or drinking water.



Common symptoms reported by people with hepatitis A

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for hepatitis A

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Compare treatments taken by people with hepatitis A

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have hepatitis A through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with hepatitis A? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has hepatitis A on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 21 say hepatitis A is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 5
30s 8
40s 9
50s 8
60s 11
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 16
Female 26

These charts show data from hepatitis A patients who have completed their condition history
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