Hepatitis A Can Strike in the Nicest Places

Hepatitis A is a food born virus that is spread via the fecal-oral route. Although we usually immunize people when they travel to developing nations, the disease can strike anywhere. This was proven when, recently, an employee of the famous caterer Wolfgang Puck was found to have have the disease. Although no one has gotten sick yet, up to 3500 people were potentially exposed. The original article is here.

For patients who travel or eat out a lot, it may make sense to talk to one of us about vaccination against hepatitis A. The two shots you need may save a lot of hassles down the road.