Anyone who has not been vaccinated or previously infected can contract hepatitis A. In areas where the virus is widespread (high endemicity), most hepatitis A infections occur during early childhood. Risk factors include:
Poor sanitation Lack of safe water Injecting drugs Living in a household with an infected person Being a sexual partner of someone with acute hepatitis A infection Travelling to areas of high endemicity without being immunized.
Who is at highest risk for Hepatitis A ?
Anyone who has not been vaccinated or previously infected can contract hepatitis A. In areas where the virus is widespread (high endemicity), most hepatitis A infections occur during early childhood. Risk factors include:
Poor sanitation Lack of safe water Injecting drugs Living in a household with an infected person Being a sexual partner of someone with acute hepatitis A infection Travelling to areas of high endemicity without being immunized.