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Be Cautious against
Traveler Hepatitis
The hepatitis contracted when traveling is usually
called traveler hepatitis and the most often seen among
the traveler hepatitis cases are those with hepatitis A,
and occasionally with hepatitis B and E. Once a group of
travelers from a unit went to the seashore for
traveling, but soon after that 48 of the young travelers
were diagnosed with hepatitis A.
Traveling is
both interesting and contributive to health, but it also
subjects the travelers to the infection of hepatitis.
So, before going out, the travelers should take some
precautionary measures against travelers’ hepatitis,
such as gain a full understanding of one’s own physique,
especially make sure that you have the immunity against
hepatitis A.
Generally speaking, men below 35
have relatively lower immunity against hepatitis A.
These people can consider whether they should be
inoculated against hepatitis A, so as to have sufficient
immunity. Hepatitis A is an intestinal infectious
disease. It can be contracted after one has taken the
water or food infected with hepatitis A virus. When
traveling, travelers should take care of food
sanitation. Never eat any seafood raw or half raw,
especially shells, such as clams, oysters, shrimps, and
crabs. These shells mostly come from the seaside where
water is contaminated. They are eatable only if they are
sufficiently cooked. Travelers should also have
sufficient rest so as to have the physique against
illness.
Hepatitis A has a dormant period of
14-30 days. Travelers should pay attention to physical
abnormity when they are back. Special medical care
should be taken against fever, fatigue, anorexia,
nausea, vomiting, or malaise at the lower right abdomen. |