You're most likely to get hepatitis A from contaminated food or water or from close contact with a person or object that's infected. Mild cases ...

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Hepatitis A is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). It's a very contagious disease. It spreads through close person-to-person contact.

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The disease is closely associated with unsafe water or food, inadequate sanitation, poor personal hygiene and oral-anal sex. Unlike hepatitis B ...

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Hepatitis A is a disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). HAV infection usually causes a mild, short-term illness.

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Hepatitis has many causes, including viruses (a type of germ), drugs, chemicals, and alcohol. The body's own immune system can even attack the liver. In the ...

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The most common cause is exposure to viruses. Health conditions that damage your liver can cause hepatitis. So can exposure to toxins like alcohol, drugs — ...

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Hepatitis A is a liver infection that's spread in the poo of an infected person. The chance of getting it in the UK is low. Hepatitis A is not usually serious.

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Developing countries experience hepatitis A epidemics caused by drinking water contaminated with raw sewage. The prognosis for hepatitis A patients is ...

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by I Can — Hepatitis A is a viral infection that causes short-term liver inflammation and damage. Inflammation is swelling that occurs when tissues of the body become ...

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Hepatitis A is often spread through sexual contact, sharing needles or the ingestion of small amounts of fecal matter from an infected person. Transmission can ...

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