Hepatitis A virus IgM Test Cassette is used for qualitatively detection of Hepatitis A Virus IgM antibodies in human serum, plasma (EDTA, heparin, sodium citrate) or whole blood (EDTA, heparin, sodium citrate). The test is to be used as an aid in the diagnosis of viral hepatitis, which is caused by Hepatitis A Virus. Hepatitis A is a self-limited disease and chronic stage or other complications are rare. Infections occur early in life in areas where sanitation is poor and living conditions are crowded. Because the disease is transmitted through the fecal-oral route in dense populated regions, an outbreak can arise from single contaminated source. The cause of hepatitis A is hepatitis A virus (HAV)-non enveloped positive strand RNA virus with a linear single strand genome, encoding for only one known serotype. The infection with HAV induces strong immunological response and elevated levels first of IgM and then IgG are detectable within a few days after the onset of the symptoms.
