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  2. Hepatitis A - Wikipedia

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    Hepatitis A is an infectious disease of the liver caused by Hepatovirus A (HAV); [7] it is a type of viral hepatitis. [8] Many cases have few or no symptoms, especially in the young. [ 1 ] The time between infection and symptoms, in those who develop them, is two–six weeks. [ 2 ]

  3. Viral hepatitis - Wikipedia

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    Hepatitis A or infectious jaundice is caused by hepatitis A virus (HAV), a picornavirus transmitted by the fecal-oral route often associated with ingestion of contaminated food. It causes an acute form of hepatitis and does not have a chronic stage. A patient's immune system makes antibodies against HAV that confer immunity against future ...

  4. Virus inactivation - Wikipedia

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    These techniques are used widely in the food and blood plasma [1] industries, as those products can be harmed by the presence of viral particles. Some of the more common viruses removed by these methods are the HIV-1 and HIV-2 viruses; hepatitis A, B, and C; and parvoviruses. [2]

  5. 20 Years After Chi-Chi's Hepatitis A Outbreak: A look at its ...

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    CENTER TWP. ― A Hepatitis A outbreak traced to a Beaver County restaurant 20 years ago may have led to many of the national food safety guidelines implemented in the last several years.

  6. Health officials warn of hepatitis A exposure at LA County ...

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    Hepatitis A is an infection of the liver, according to the department, and is highly contagious. Those who are infected can be sick for a few weeks or up to a few months; the virus can also be ...

  7. Does Cooking Your Food Destroy Its Nutrients? Here's What ...

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    Cooking can destroy nutrients, but it depends on the method of cooking. Frying and boiling leads to more nutrient loss than steaming and microwaving,” says Hafiz M. Rizwan Abid, M.S. , a ...

  8. Liver disease - Wikipedia

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    Alcoholic liver disease is a hepatic manifestation of alcohol overconsumption, including fatty liver disease, alcoholic hepatitis, and cirrhosis. Analogous terms such as "drug-induced" or "toxic" liver disease are also used to refer to disorders caused by various drugs.

  9. List of foodborne illness outbreaks in the United States

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    A hepatitis A outbreak was one of the most widespread hepatitis A outbreak in the United States, afflicting at least 640 people, killing four people in north-eastern Ohio and south-western Pennsylvania in late 2003. The outbreak was blamed on tainted green onions at a Chi-Chi's restaurant in Monaca, Pennsylvania. [54]