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I Want To Know About Hepatitis A, Please Suggest

Its a story about my Hepatitis A.from last 2years I get infected and cure in 30-45 days with food restriction and some doctors prescribed medicine( silyramin 140mg t.i.d and L-Ornithine L-Aspartate 150 mg t.id) my bilirubin level in time of infection 1.5 to 8.1 SGPT 30-180 SGOT 50-200 now my question is 1. MY REST OF LIFE WILL CONTINUE WITH THIS? 2. CAN I TAKE HEPATITIS A vaccine? I am always roaming for my job so water and food control is quite impossible for me. I am not reguler drinker Smoker Please suggest something for me
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There is no chronic carrier state in Hepatitis A infection. Once you recover from it unless you are reinfected it will not recur. Taking Hepatitis A vaccine will prevent recurrence since your job involves high risk of intake of contaminated food/water.
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I Want To Know About Hepatitis A, Please Suggest

There is no chronic carrier state in Hepatitis A infection. Once you recover from it unless you are reinfected it will not recur. Taking Hepatitis A vaccine will prevent recurrence since your job involves high risk of intake of contaminated food/water.