Fecal - oral transmission. Think about it next time you eat in a restaurant.
It is always best to prevent and protect using available vaccines.
Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable, communicable disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). It is usually transmitted person-to-person through the fecal-oral route or consumption of contaminated food or water. Hepatitis A is a self-limited disease that does not result in chronic infection. Most adults with hepatitis A have symptoms, including fatigue, low appetite, stomach pain, nausea, and jaundice, that usually resolve within 2 months of infection; most children less than 6 years of age do not have symptoms or have an unrecognized infection. Antibodies produced in response to hepatitis A infection last for life and protect against reinfection. The best way to prevent hepatitis A infection is to get vaccinated.
In the past, it was not uncommon for those who visited New Orleans and consumed raw shellfish to contract Hep A.
One point I’d like to take issue with: our crops have been picked for decades by Mexican itinerant laborers. It is the “homeless” in San Diego who are ground zero of this outbreak.
Homeless people are not Mexican or Hispanic from what I see. They are a different group.
We have a real illegal alien problem but please don’t blame this unusual outbreak on those who do the back breaking labor of picking fruits and vegetables. I have greater qualms eating in a Chinese restaurant in my neighborhood.