Hepatitis A Virus total Antibody (HAV TotalAb) This examination can be performed to check for current and previous Hepatitis A exposure. The most common way hepatitis A, a liver illness, is transmitted is through contact with contaminated feces.

Hepatitis A can spread in a variety of ways, including:

• through tainted water sources
• consuming food prepared by a person whose hands have not been thoroughly cleansed
• consuming produce that hasn't been thoroughly cleaned
• consuming fish that was grown in polluted water
• through specific types of sexual interaction
• contact with contaminated blood
• IgM antibodies appear quickly after exposure and disappear a few months later. IgG antibodies are still present and develop later.

When is the Test advised?

A patient's medical history, doctors frequently use symptoms and results of a physical examination to prescribe hepatitis testing.

Hepatitis A symptoms often appear in adults 28 days after infection. Rarely do children under the age of six exhibit symptoms. Hepatitis A signs and symptoms include:

• dark feces Fatigue

a minor fever

• joint or abdominal ache

nausea, vomiting, or appetite loss

• Jaundice, commonly known as having yellow eyes and skin

Patients with symptoms, a history of exposure to HAV, or a heightened risk of getting the disease may be advised to undergo hepatitis A testing by their doctors. Using illicit substances and intravenous drug use

Working in the food, sewage, or healthcare industries while residing in a nursing home

taking fresh veggies, shellfish, and other foods

What is measured by the test?

Hepatitis A testing looks for specific antibodies to establish whether the hepatitis A virus brings on viral hepatitis. Two types of antibodies are checked for during a hepatitis A test. Several tests can be used to evaluate hepatitis A virus antibodies because antibodies are a component of the body's defense mechanism against viral infection.

IgM anti-HAV antibodies are produced in the body when a person first contracts hepatitis A. Hepatitis A immunoglobulin M (IgM anti-HAV) antibody test. Typically, these antibodies can be found anywhere from two weeks following the onset of symptoms and six months later.

Immunoglobulin G (IgG) test for anti-HAV antibodies against hepatitis A:

The body creates IgM anti-HAV antibodies after the initial hepatitis A infection. Typically, these antibodies can be found anywhere from two weeks following the onset of symptoms and six months later. IgM and IgG antibodies are both found in the total hepatitis A antibody test, which is used to determine