甲型肝炎1973年,科学家发现甲型肝炎病毒。甲肝属于消化道急性传染病,经粪便至口腔途径传染,手、水、食物和餐具都能传播病毒。甲肝一般都能达到治愈,不会慢性化且恢复良好。国际上已有几种甲肝疫苗。甲肝在公共卫生和家庭卫生差的地区感染率相当高。全球每年估计有140万新发病例,在东南亚、中东、非洲、中美洲、南美洲、地中海和俄罗斯一带很常见。1988年甲肝曾在我国上海大肆流行,31万余人发病。随着 Hepatitis A In 1973, scientists discovered the hepatitis A virus. Hepatitis A is an acute infectious disease of the digestive tract. It is transmitted from the excrement to the oral cavity and transmitted by hands, water, food and tableware. Hepatitis A can generally be cured, will not be chronic and recovered well. There are several hepatitis A vaccines in the world. Hepatitis A has a very high prevalence in areas with poor public health and family hygiene. There are an estimated 1.4 million new cases of disease globally each year and are common in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Central America, South America, the Mediterranean and Russia. Hepatitis A 1988 in Shanghai, China wantonly epidemic, more than 310,000 people. along with