Husband fell ill with hepatitis A (acute form. Today, Day 2 of jaundice. How to protect children? In family 3 children: 8 and 6 years, 4 months and the baby (breast feeding). Thanks for the reply.

Respond Stanislav Y. Karpov, hepatology, gastroenterology, hepatology and gastroenterology clinic Medal hepatitis A virus is usually passed in predzheltushnom period. So now do nothing. If the children were infected, it can manifest itself through one or more weeks . But do not worry, because children are very often carry hepatitis A without any symptoms. A similar question: "... my husband had an acute hepatitis B, do not get sick if I ... ...