Hepatitis A Treatment
Can this condition be treated? What Hepatitis A treatment options are available? Learn more below about the current treatments available to patients.
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How to Treat Hepatitis A
There are no specific treatments. The goals of hepatitis A treatments are to:
- Help you stay as comfortable as possible
- Prevent the infection from being passed to others
- Prevent more liver damage-prevent stress on the liver while it's healing by helping the patient avoid substances (eg, medications, alcohol)
The disease will usually go away without treatment within 2-5 weeks. About 15% of people who are infected by hepatitis A will have relapsing symptoms. This can happen for up to 9 months. In almost all cases, once you recover, there are no lasting effects. You will also be immune to the virus.
In rare cases, the infection is very severe. A liver transplant may be needed.
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