I-Hepatitis A (kudala eyayaziwa ngesifo ngokuvuvukala kwesibindi okuthelelanayo) yisifo sibucayi isifo esithelelanayo sesibindi esidalwa ukuvuvukala kwesibindi okwaziwa nge-hepatitis A virus (HAV). Izikhathi eziningi kuba nezimpawu ezincane noma zingabi khona nhlobo ikakhulukazi kulabo abancane. Isikhathi phakathi kokutheleleka nokuvela kwezimpawu, kulabo ababa nazo izimpawu, kuba yisikhathi esiphakathi kwamasonto amabili nayisithupha. Uma izimpawu zikhona zivamise ukubonakala kuze kuphele amasonto ayisishiyagalombili kanti kungabandakanya lezi: ukucanuzelelwa yinhliziyo, ukuphalaza, ukukhishwa yisisu, isikhumba esiphuzi, umkhuhlane, kanye nokuphathwa yiqolo. Bangalinganiselwa phakathi kuka-10 -15% abantu abangaba nezimpawu ezifanayo esikhathini esiyizinyanga eziyisithupha emva kokutheleleka kokuqala. Ukuhluleka kwesibindi okubucayi akuvamisile ukwenzeka kuvamise kakhulu kubantu abadala. Imvamisa sisatshalaliswa ukudla noma ukuphuza okuphuzwayo noma amanzi angcolile anamakaka athelelekile. I-Shellfish engaphekiwe yavuthwa kahle ivamise ukuba yiyona mbangela ejwayelekile. Ingaphinde isabalale ngokusondelana eduze nomuntu othelelekile. Njengoba isikhathi esiningi izingane zingavamisile ukuba nezimpawu ezibonakalayo uma zithelelekile nazo ziyakwazi kodwa ukuthelela abanaye. Emva kokutheleleka kanye umuntu akabe esatheleleka impilo yakhe yonke. Ukuxilongwa kudinga ukuthi kuthathwe igazi ngoba izimpawu ziyafana nezinye zezinye izifo eziningi. Ingeyodwa yamagciwane aziwayo e-hepatitis: A, B, C, D, kanye ne- E. Umjovo wokugomela i-hepatitis A isivikeli esisebenzayo.