Hepatitis A historical perspective: Difference between revisions
Nazmahanif (talk | contribs) |
Nazmahanif (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
== Historical Perspective == | == Historical Perspective == | ||
[[Hepatitis A virus]] | |||
The earliest descriptions of diseases similar to [[Hepatitis A virus]] were reported 5000 years ago in China. Hippocrates also described a disease resembling hepatitis A that he called benign epidemic jaundice <ref name="pmid29712682">{{cite journal| author=Feinstone SM| title=History of the Discovery of Hepatitis A Virus. | journal=Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med | year= 2019 | volume= 9 | issue= 5 | pages= | pmid=29712682 | doi=10.1101/cshperspect.a031740 | pmc=6496330 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=29712682 }} </ref>. | |||
During the 17th century, outbreaks of hepatitis A were reported in military camps. In the US, first outbreak of more than 40,000 cases was reported in 1812 in Norfolk, VA. An estimated 16 million cases of hepatitis A were reported during the world war I and World War II <ref name="pmid29712682">{{cite journal| author=Feinstone SM| title=History of the Discovery of Hepatitis A Virus. | journal=Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med | year= 2019 | volume= 9 | issue= 5 | pages= | pmid=29712682 | doi=10.1101/cshperspect.a031740 | pmc=6496330 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=29712682 }} </ref>. | |||
Hepatitis A virus was first identified in 1973. In the US, hepatitis A vaccine was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1995. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 06:39, 1 March 2021
|
Hepatitis A |
|
Diagnosis |
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Hepatitis A historical perspective On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Hepatitis A historical perspective |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Hepatitis A historical perspective |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Hepatitis A virus was first identified in 1973. It was classified as a separate disease from other types of hepatitis during World War II. However, its true prevalence and route of transmission would only be recognized later. During 1995-1996, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the inactivated hepatitis A vaccine. Consequently, hepatitis A became a disease that was not only common but also vaccine-preventable.
Historical Perspective
The earliest descriptions of diseases similar to Hepatitis A virus were reported 5000 years ago in China. Hippocrates also described a disease resembling hepatitis A that he called benign epidemic jaundice [1].
During the 17th century, outbreaks of hepatitis A were reported in military camps. In the US, first outbreak of more than 40,000 cases was reported in 1812 in Norfolk, VA. An estimated 16 million cases of hepatitis A were reported during the world war I and World War II [1].
Hepatitis A virus was first identified in 1973. In the US, hepatitis A vaccine was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1995.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Feinstone SM (2019). "History of the Discovery of Hepatitis A Virus". Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 9 (5). doi:10.1101/cshperspect.a031740. PMC 6496330. PMID 29712682.