What is Hepatitis A?

• Hepatitis A is a disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV)

• HAV infection usually causes a mild, short-term illness

• HAV is contagious and spreads through close person-to-person contact and eating contaminated food or drink

• Vaccination is the best way to prevent infection

Who is at risk?

• Men who have sex with men

• People with a history of substance abuse

• People currently homeless or in transient living

• People in correctional facilities

• People with underlying liver disease

• People in close contact with any of the above

Symptoms