Hepatitis A can cause jaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, nausea and diarrhea, but it doesn't cause any lasting health problems. Some people, especially children, may not have any symptoms. Unfortunately, people sometimes just hear the word Hepatitis and they panic. We are offering those shots here at the Johnston County Health Department and people exposed who live in other places can get them from their local health department or physician. The incubation period for Hepatitis A is 15 to 50 days.
People usually become ill within a month.
Exposed individuals who experience symptoms should be evaluated by their personal physicians. Hepatitis A can be spread when an infected person doesn't carefully wash his or her hands after going to the bathroom and touches food which is then consumed by another person. Outbreaks tied to restaurants aren't common, even though exposures do occur from time to time. The CDC estimates that 125,000 to 200,000 people are infected annually in the United States.