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Is Hepatitis-A Vaccine Effective In Preventing Food Borne Hepatitis?
Question: Is heppetitis A vaccine is available in XXXXXXX Is it effective to prevent food born heppetitis.
Brief Answer:
Yes it is available in XXXXXXX
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for posting your query.
Hepatitis A vaccine is manufactured by various pharmaceutical companies in XXXXXXX and hence available in XXXXXXX also.
It is effective to prevent the transmission of the disease (hepatitis A virus infection) by food or contaminated drinking water.
It spreads through water and food so in countries where basic sanitation is very poor there is a high risk of getting this infection.
It is also recommended for all adults who are going to travel to those countries where this infection is quite common like in XXXXXXX
In some countries, it is mandatory for all the food handlers (working in hotels, restaurants, fast food outlets) to have vaccinated against the hepatitis A virus.
This vaccine is given to individuals over 2 years of age to prevent hepatitis A infection.
It stimulates the body to produce antibodies against hepatitis A infection.
Hepatitis A vaccine becomes effective after a period of at least 2 weeks.
A second dose is administered 6 to 12 months after the first dose.
Hope this answers your query.
Take care, prevention is better than cure.
Best regards.
Yes it is available in XXXXXXX
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for posting your query.
Hepatitis A vaccine is manufactured by various pharmaceutical companies in XXXXXXX and hence available in XXXXXXX also.
It is effective to prevent the transmission of the disease (hepatitis A virus infection) by food or contaminated drinking water.
It spreads through water and food so in countries where basic sanitation is very poor there is a high risk of getting this infection.
It is also recommended for all adults who are going to travel to those countries where this infection is quite common like in XXXXXXX
In some countries, it is mandatory for all the food handlers (working in hotels, restaurants, fast food outlets) to have vaccinated against the hepatitis A virus.
This vaccine is given to individuals over 2 years of age to prevent hepatitis A infection.
It stimulates the body to produce antibodies against hepatitis A infection.
Hepatitis A vaccine becomes effective after a period of at least 2 weeks.
A second dose is administered 6 to 12 months after the first dose.
Hope this answers your query.
Take care, prevention is better than cure.
Best regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Please clarify following.
1. Where it available in kerala?
2.I met a doctor here, said me, this vaccine is not effective.
3.What are the other precautions to prevent it. Do it transfer by just taking cooked food from hotels?
4.Is there any side effect from this vaccination.
Thank you
1. Where it available in kerala?
2.I met a doctor here, said me, this vaccine is not effective.
3.What are the other precautions to prevent it. Do it transfer by just taking cooked food from hotels?
4.Is there any side effect from this vaccination.
Thank you
Brief Answer:
See below for the details.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Welcome back to HCM.
Given below are the answers for your query:
1. It is not supplied by the govt hospital or health centers but widely available in the reputed pharmacies or in private nursing homes of your town in XXXXXXX
2. As per the guidelines of the CDC, it is effective in preventing the infection.
3. You should use boiled drinking water or bottled mineral water, eat well cooked foods, avoid eating in road side eateries (like dhaaba, small restaurants) where basic sanitation is poor. Maintain good hygiene like wash your hands with soap and water before and after taking meals, & after using toilets.
4. It can cause allergic reactions in susceptible individuals, hence skin sensitivity test is mandatory.
Hope this answers your query.
Regards.
See below for the details.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Welcome back to HCM.
Given below are the answers for your query:
1. It is not supplied by the govt hospital or health centers but widely available in the reputed pharmacies or in private nursing homes of your town in XXXXXXX
2. As per the guidelines of the CDC, it is effective in preventing the infection.
3. You should use boiled drinking water or bottled mineral water, eat well cooked foods, avoid eating in road side eateries (like dhaaba, small restaurants) where basic sanitation is poor. Maintain good hygiene like wash your hands with soap and water before and after taking meals, & after using toilets.
4. It can cause allergic reactions in susceptible individuals, hence skin sensitivity test is mandatory.
Hope this answers your query.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Can you advise me, do I need to take this vaccination. I am preparing for an exam and taking food from different restaurents. If I miss this exam, it will be a big loss to me. I don't have any allergic reaction when I took IDRV vaccine.
Do I get infection by just washing hand in contaminated water.
Thank you.
Do I get infection by just washing hand in contaminated water.
Thank you.
Brief Answer:
The efficacy of the vaccine has already being explained.
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXX, Hi
Welcome back.
The efficacy and the safety of Hepatitis A vaccine has already explained to your in the previous answers.
If you have no history of allergy, then you may take the vaccine and do you know the protection will start from 2nd week onwards.
Take proper preventive measures like drink from the mineral bottled water, eat properly cooked foods, etc.
It is unlikely to get infected just by washing hands in the suspected contaminated water.
Hope this answers your query.
Regards.
The efficacy of the vaccine has already being explained.
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXX, Hi
Welcome back.
The efficacy and the safety of Hepatitis A vaccine has already explained to your in the previous answers.
If you have no history of allergy, then you may take the vaccine and do you know the protection will start from 2nd week onwards.
Take proper preventive measures like drink from the mineral bottled water, eat properly cooked foods, etc.
It is unlikely to get infected just by washing hands in the suspected contaminated water.
Hope this answers your query.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Pradeep Vitta
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