First, concrete definitions of health and medicine need to be. established. With this foundation, the similarities and differences in western and Yoruba medical. philosophies and the amount and type of training required can be used to judge the legitimacy of. Yoruba medicine in the context of a western criterion.
Hepatitis A (formerly known as infectious hepatitis) is an acute infectious disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV).Many cases have few or no symptoms, especially in the young. The time between infection and symptoms, in those who develop them, is between two and six weeks.epatitis A (formerly known as infectious hepatitis) is an acute infectious disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV).
Primary Cause of Hepatitis A. The primary cause of Hepatitis A is the result: 1  of eating food from an animal infected with an infectious agent, or from food that is contaminated from the food handler (who is infected with Hepatitis A), or from contaminated soil or water, or from toxins produced by an infectious organism.rimary Cause of Hepatitis A. The primary cause of Hepatitis A is the result: 1  of eating food from an animal infected with an infectious agent, or from food that is contaminated from the food handler (who is infected with Hepatitis A), or from contaminated soil or water, or from toxins produced by an infectious organism.