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How common is hepatitis a in the united states?
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Rare: Hepatitis A became a rare infection in the US especially among children since the institution of universal vaccination against it.
Answered 1/26/2017
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Hard to be certain: There are about 25,000 new cases of hep. A reported each year. However the number is thought to be much higher because many cases are asymptomatic or mild and are never reported. The number of cases has dropped significantly because of the effectiveness of Hep.A vaccine.
Answered 7/31/2014
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Which form of: hepatitis. These are the statistics for different types of viral hepatitis in the US in 2015. REF: https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/statistics/2015surveillance/commentary.htm
Answered 11/28/2017
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