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Hepatitis A is an acute infectious disease of the liver caused by the hepatovirus hepatitis A virus. Most commonly transmitted by the fecal-oral route, such as contaminated food.

5 Great Resources on Hepatitis A

• eMedicine: Hepatitis A
• Wikipedia: Hepatitis A
• eMedicineHealth: Hepatitis A
• World Health Organization (WHO): Hepatitis A
• US Food and Drug Administration: Hepatitis A Virus

What is Hepatitis A?

• UptoDate: Overview of hepatitis A virus infection in adults
• A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Hepatitis A
• Mayo Clinic: Hepatitis A
• American Academy of Family Physicians: What is hepatitis A?
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK): What is hepatitis A?
• eMedTV: Hepatitis A

What Are The Symptoms of Hepatitis A?

• eMedicineHealth: Hepatitis A Symptoms
• Mayo Clinic: Hepatitis A-Signs and Symptoms
• About-Hepatitis: What are the symptoms of infection with Hepatitis A?
• About.com: Sign and Symptoms of Hepatitis A

What Are The Causes and Complications of Hepatitis A?

• eMedicineHealth: Hepatitis A Causes
• Mayo Clinic: Hepatitis A-Causes
• HealthWise (via WebMD): Hepatitis A Causes
• WrongDiagnosis: Complications of Hepatitis A

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Hepatitis A?

• NIDDK: How is hepatitis A treated?
• eMedicineHealth: Hepatitis A Treatment
• Mayo Clinic: Hepatitis A-Treatment
• WrongDiagnosis: Treatments for Hepatitis A
• American Academy of Family Physicians: How is hepatitis A treated?

What Are The Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Hepatitis A?

• About.com: Types and stages of Hepatitis
• WrongDiagnosis: Prognosis of Hepatitis A
• Wikipedia: Hepatitis A Prognosis

How Do You Prevent Hepatitis A?

• WHO: Hepatitis A Prevention
• Mayo Clinic: Hepatitis A Prevention
• CDC: Prevention of Hepatitis A Through Active or Passive Immunization
• eMedicineHealth: Hepatitis A Prevention

Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Hepatitis A

• MedHelp: Hepatitis Forum
• HealthBoards: Hepatitus Shots
• DailyStrength: Understanding Hepatitis A-----Z

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Hepatitis A

• JAMA: Hepatitis A Articles
• PubMedCentral: Hepatitis A Articles
• Google Scholar: Hepatitis A Articles

Clinical Trials on Hepatitis A

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Hepatitis A Clinical Trials
• CenterWatch: Hepatitis A Clinical Trials

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