NATIVE HEPATITIS A VIRUS Antigen (OOSA09762)

Inactivated Hepatitis A virus - liquid.

Hepatitis A is a wide-spread infectious disease, resulting from infection of the liver by the Hepatitis A virus (HAV). Hepatitis A infection causes jaundice, fever, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, headache and fatigue. Some cases may be fatal. The virus is mainly transmitted by the faecal-oral route via contaminated food or drinking water. The HAV is a picornavirus that replicates slowly without noticeable interference to host cell macro-molecular synthesis and, consequently, without apparent cytopathic effect. The liver pathology observed is likely to be immune-mediated.
Hepatitis A virus is a non-enveloped, icosahedral virion with a single stranded RNA genome. Only one serotype of HAV is known and it does not cross-react with Hepatitis B virus. The virus contains four proteins VP1, VP2, VP3 and VP4.
Hepatitis A Virus contains a high concentration of viral antigen, predominantly in the form of whole virions. The preparation also contains a low concentration of formaldehyde with some residual host cellular material.

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