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).
Complications. Hepatitis A: 1  Hepatitis A can spread to sex partners. 2  Hepatitis A causes no long-term liver damage and usually does not cause death. 3  There is no chronic carrier state. 4  Having had the disease produces lifelong immunity against re-infection.omplications. Hepatitis A: 1  Hepatitis A can spread to sex partners. 2  Hepatitis A causes no long-term liver damage and usually does not cause death. 3  There is no chronic carrier state. 4  Having had the disease produces lifelong immunity against re-infection.