Abstract:Introduction. Hepatitis A virus is the most common cause of acute viral
hepatitis, and in people over 25 years of age the disease may have different
degrees of severity. Even though hepatitis A virus infection was long
believed to be transmitted strictly by fecal-oral route, now this virus is
classified among sexually transmitted diseases. Homosexual population,
especially those positive for human immunodeficiency virus, is at the
greatest risk of hepatitis A virus infection. Case 1. A twenty… Show more
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