WITH FIVE CASES OF HEPATITIS A RECENTLY DIAGNOSED IN ILLINOIS…THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS URGING PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE VACCINATED. 

HEPATITIS A IS AN INFECTION THAT CAN DAMAGE THE LIVER AND IS EASILY PASSED FROM ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER THROUGH FOOD, WATER, DRUG USE AND SEX SAYS PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DOCTOR NIRAV SHAH.

THERE HAVE BEEN 69 CASES OF HEPATITIS A INFECTION IN THE STATE SO FAR THIS YEAR…INCLUDING THE FIVE MOST RECENT IN EAST-CENTRAL ILLINOIS. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE FEVER, FATIGUE, LOSS OF APPETITE, DARK URINE AND JAUNDICE.