Hepatitis A and Norovirus

Hepatitis A and Norovirus Student’s Name Professor’s Name Institutional Affiliations Course Name and Number Due Date Hepatitis A and Norovirus Classic symptoms of Hep A? Hepatitis A remains significantly silent throughout the incubation period. However, Gholizadeh et al. (2023) indicate that it triggers adverse issues such as acute liver failure. Presentations such as appetite loss, malaise, aggressive fever, stomach ache, diarrhea, jaundice, and nausea also emerge. These symptoms vary from one person to the other in frequency and severity. Gholizadeh et al. (2023) warn that the late emergence of these signs indicates that the disease has progressed significantly, requiring prompt treatment. Thus, healthcare experts flag patients with such symptoms while tracking cases in outbreaks. What is the one major reason that makes it more difficult to trace back a Hepatitis A outbreak vs. a Norovirus outbreak? This reason makes it different from other pathogens. Unraveling the epidemiological puzzle of the Hepatitis A outbreak is significantly more complicated than the Norovirus one because of the differences in the incubation period. According to Chai et al. (2019), Hepatitis A has a 672-hour median incubation period, unlike the 32 hours reported for Norovirus. The authors also indicate that 70% of Hepatitis A outbreaks occur with...