Hepatitis A vaccinations are available at Pocket guide to
Hep A Southern Nevada Health District Formerly known 280 S. Decatur Blvd. as infectious hepatitis. Las Vegas, NV 89107 (702) 759-1000 Hepatitis A is a disease www.SNHD.info caused by the hepatitis A virus that results in Rev. 10/18/17 inflammation of the liver.
Hepatitis A vaccinations are available at Pocket guide to
Hep A Southern Nevada Health District Formerly known 280 S. Decatur Blvd. as infectious hepatitis. Las Vegas, NV 89107 (702) 759-1000 Hepatitis A is a disease www.SNHD.info caused by the hepatitis A virus that results in Rev. 10/18/17 inflammation of the liver. HOW CAN THE SPREAD OF HEPATITIS A BE STOPPED? HOW IS THE VIRUS SPREAD? SYMPTOMS OF HEPATITIS A The spread of hepatitis A can be stopped by The hepatitis A virus is found in the CAN INCLUDE always washing hands thoroughly after using the toilet and changing diapers as well as feces (stool) of an infected person and is Yellow eyes Pale before preparing food. usually spread by the fecal-oral route. or skin stools
Hepatitis A may be spread by food Abdominal Dark Hepatitis A vaccine is a safe and effective vaccine available for people 12 months of age prepared or handled by an infected pain urine person who does not wash his/her or older. Although one dose is very effective, hands properly. Hepatitis A may be another dose is recommended six months spread by water contaminated with HOW SOON DO after the first dose for lifetime immunity. human feces or by consumption of raw SYMPTOMS APPEAR? The vaccine is recommended for all children, oysters. It may also be spread by close Usually the first symptoms appear at travelers, and people at high risk, such as intimate contact (household or sexual) about one month but can develop those with chronic liver disease, injection and by changing the diaper of an anytime between two and six weeks drug users, and men who have sex with men. infected child. after exposure to the virus.
HOW CAN THE SPREAD OF HEPATITIS A BE STOPPED? HOW IS THE VIRUS SPREAD? SYMPTOMS OF HEPATITIS A The spread of hepatitis A can be stopped by The hepatitis A virus is found in the CAN INCLUDE always washing hands thoroughly after using the toilet and changing diapers as well as feces (stool) of an infected person and is Yellow eyes Pale before preparing food. usually spread by the fecal-oral route. or skin stools
Hepatitis A may be spread by food Abdominal Dark Hepatitis A vaccine is a safe and effective vaccine available for people 12 months of age prepared or handled by an infected pain urine person who does not wash his/her or older. Although one dose is very effective, hands properly. Hepatitis A may be another dose is recommended six months spread by water contaminated with HOW SOON DO after the first dose for lifetime immunity. human feces or by consumption of raw SYMPTOMS APPEAR? The vaccine is recommended for all children, oysters. It may also be spread by close Usually the first symptoms appear at travelers, and people at high risk, such as intimate contact (household or sexual) about one month but can develop those with chronic liver disease, injection and by changing the diaper of an anytime between two and six weeks drug users, and men who have sex with men. infected child. after exposure to the virus.