Chlamydia and gonorrhea are not the only sexually transmitted disease, which broke out in new York. In the largest city of America has recorded dozens of patients with virus hepatitis And.
The Department of health said on 46 cases of hepatitis a, which are registered in the five boroughs from January through August of 2017. For comparison – last year there were only 3 cases of the disease.
Mainly hepatitis a spreads when an uninfected person ingests food or water contaminated with faeces of an infected person. The disease is closely associated with poor sanitation and poor personal hygiene. According to medics, the virus is often passed when, during intimacy people engaged in coprophilia.
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The symptoms of hepatitis a usually appear within a few months. However, only in rare cases (1%), the disease can cause liver failure and death. As it became known, most people recover completely independently less than two months, resting and not drinking alcohol.
According to the staff of the Department of health in new York until the registered deaths due to hepatitis A. Of the 46 people were hospitalized 15 patients aged 19 to 55 years. Almost all cases are representatives of the stronger sex, who «had sex with men or had sexual contact with them.» Only one patient said that have not’ had sexual contact with a bisexual.
The health Department stated that they will take special measures to eradicate the disease. They plan to expand the vaccination campaign Just a Little Prick, which aims to encourage homosexuals to be vaccinated against the virus.
Recall that in San Diego about 15 people died because of hepatitis A epidemic, and more than 350 patients infected.
