Transmission
You can get hepatitis A through eating food or drinking water contaminated with the virus and through close personal contact with an infected person. Outbreaks have been associated with
- food contaminated by food handlers
- raw or undercooked shellfish harvested from contaminated waters
- contaminated produce such as lettuce and strawberries.
Several outbreaks in the United States and elsewhere have also been associated with injecting and non-injecting drug use. Hepatitis A also is common in certain areas of the world where there is poor sanitation.