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INFECTIOUS HEPATITIS -

  • disease is acquired through ingestion of food or liquid infected with virus. It is transmitted by direct or indirect contact
  • an infected person working in a restaurant can spread the disease
  • those people who drink sewage- contaminated water or eat shellfish from sewage polluted shoreland
  • incubation period 2 - 7 weeks

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS:
  • symptoms of mild upper respiratory infention
  • fever
  • jaundice
  • anorexia
  • nausea
  • heartburn
  • flatulence
  • liver and spleen are moderately enlarged

Nursing Care and Medical Management
  • Bed rest
  • diet should be nutritious -optimal foods and fluid levels to counter act weight loss
  • anorexia- small but frequent feeding and be supplemented as ordered by the physician

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