What are the types of viral hepatitis?
Hepatitis A • How you get it: Eating food or drinking water contaminated with feces, or the bowel movement (BM), from a person infected with the hepatitis A virus (HAV). It can also be caused by anal-oral contact. Some examples include: Eating food contaminated by a person with hepatitis A who prepares food. It can happen if the person did not wash his hands after using the bathroom and then touched the food. From infected household members or sexual partners Diaper changing tables, if not cleaned properly Eating raw selfish that came from sewage-contaminated water • What it does to your body: While it can cause swelling of the liver, it doesn’t normally cause permanent liver damage. • Treatment: It usually gets better on its own. Almost everyone who gets hepatitis A gets better. • Prevention: Get the hepatitis A vaccine. The vaccine is given in two doses, 6 to 18 months apart.
Hepatitis A • How you get it: Eating food or drinking water contaminated with feces, or the bowel movement (BM), from a person infected with the hepatitis A virus (HAV). It can also be caused by anal-oral contact. Some examples include: Eating food contaminated by a person with hepatitis A who prepares food. It can happen if the person did not wash his hands after using the bathroom and then touched the food. From infected household members or sexual partners Diaper changing tables, if not cleaned properly Eating raw selfish that came from sewage-contaminated water • What it does to your body: While it can cause swelling of the liver, it doesn’t normally cause permanent liver damage. • Treatment: It usually gets better on its own. Almost everyone who gets hepatitis A gets better. • Prevention: Get the hepatitis A vaccine. The vaccine is given in two doses, 6 to 18 months apart. The vaccine is recommended for the following groups: Travelers to areas with high rates of hepatitis A Men wh
