Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E are transmitted by what?

Hepatitis A usually refers to viral hepatitis A, hepatitis E refers to viral hepatitis E, two diseases are mainly faecal-oral transmission, a few can be transmitted through blood, the latter can also occur mother-to-child transmission.

1, faecal-oral transmission

If drinking water contaminated by hepatitis A virus, hepatitis E virus, or eating contaminated food, contact contaminated supplies, etc., may occur through faecal-oral infection.

2, blood transmission In

general, hepatitis A or hepatitis E virus infection through blood is extremely rare, common mode of transmission is input with the virus blood, and others share syringes.

3, mother-to-child transmission of viral

hepatitis A is usually not transmitted through mother-to-child mode. However, after pregnancy, hepatitis E virus may be transmitted to the fetus through the placenta.