Hepatitis A

Disease Spread of Hepatitis A

Primarily through food or water contaminated by feces from an infected person. Rarely, it spreads through contact with infected blood.

People at Risk for Hepatitis A

International travelers; people living in areas where hepatitis A outbreaks are common; people who live with or have sex with an infected person; and, during outbreaks, day care children and employees, men who have sex with men, and injection drug users.

Prevention of Hepatitis A

The hepatitis A vaccine; also, avoiding tap water when traveling internationally and practicing good hygiene and sanitation.

Treatment of Hepatitis A

Hepatitis A usually resolves on its own over several weeks.

source: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/viralhepatitis/index.htm