North Carolina health officials have issued a similar warning. Hepatitis A can cause jaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, nausea and diarrhea. Some people may not have any symptoms. After exposure, a person has about two weeks to get a shot of immune globulin, which may protect against the disease. Hepatitis A has an incubation period of 15 to 30 days.
People usually get sick within a month.
Hepatitis A isn't a cause for panic. The disease can make a person very sick, but it usually doesn't cause lasting health problems. The disease is spread when an infected person who doesn't carefully wash his or her hands after going to the bathroom touches food to be eaten by someone else.