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AIIMS warns against consuming tainted food, water as Hepatitis A cases rise
Doctors at AIIMS-Delhi have cautioned people against consuming contaminated food and water, the prime cause of Hepatitis A, cases of which have seen a rise in the national capital in the past few weeks. The hospital is seeing an increase in the number of Hepatitis A cases, with the majority of the patients being children and those in the age group of 18-25, Dr Shalimar, professor at Department of Gastroenterology, AIIMS said at a press conference. Hepatitis A and E, both of which are mainly transmitted through drinking water contaminated with faecal matter, are self-limiting infections and do not require any specific anti-viral drugs for treatment and are managed symptomatically, said Dr Pra

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