Identify the virus: I am commonly associated with ready-to-eat food items I can produce a mild fever, nausea and general weakness, later onset of Jaundice; I am primarily found in the feces of infected people and purchasing shellfish from an approved supplier can be a safeguard against me.

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Mary Duffy

Biology

22 March, 19:44

Identify the virus: I am commonly associated with ready-to-eat food items I can produce a mild fever, nausea and general weakness, later onset of Jaundice; I am primarily found in the feces of infected people and purchasing shellfish from an approved supplier can be a safeguard against me.

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Kyler Chandler · Answer 1

Hepatitis A virus

Explanation:

Hepatitis A can be described as a contagious liver disease. It is caused by an infectious virus known as the hepatitis A virus.

This virus causes inflammation in the liver. Symptoms for the infection can be seen in some people while for others there are no symptoms.

Symptoms include jaundice, urine of dark colour, pale skin colour, vomiting etc.

Hepatitis A can be spread through one person to another by methods like faeces of an infected person etc.

Measures for hepatitis A control are washing hands thoroughly, purchasing shellfish from an authentic place or supplier as the hepatitis A virus lives in water.