Hepatitis A in Adults: Best Practices Overview

This presentation offers a comprehensive overview of Hepatitis A Virus (HAV), highlighting its human reservoir, acute nature, and preventable status through vaccination. It explores faecal-oral transmission dynamics, global epidemiology with 159 million cases annually, and the impact of vaccination on reducing disease rates. The immunopathogenesis is discussed, including immune-mediated liver damage and potential for fulminant liver failure. Clinical features such as jaundice and diagnostic...