MICHIGAN: Wash hands well, often to avoid Hepatitis A - (mlive.com)
March 19, 2008 – 6:11 pmhttp://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/voices/index.ssf/2008/03/wash_hands_well_often_to_avoid.html
Hepatitis is an illness caused by a virus that can damage the liver and cause other health problems.
Unlike hepatitis B and C, which are spread by blood and body fluids, hepatitis A is spread from food contaminated with the virus or from contact with human feces.
When someone with hepatitis A does not wash his or her hands properly after having a bowel movement, traces of fecal matter and the hepatitis A virus may remain on the hands. That person can then infect others by touching something that may go in another person’s mouth, including hands, food, beverages or eating utensils.
Symptoms of hepatitis A include:
Feeling very tired
Fever
Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
Loss of appetite
Yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes
Dark colored urine and/or clay-colored (gray) bowel movements
Stomach pain
Symptoms of hepatitis A usually appear from 15 to 50 days after exposure to the virus. It […]
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