Hepatitis Avirus HAV HEALTH vaccine preventabie form of infectious...
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Hepatitis A virus ( HAV ) vaccine - preventabie form of infectious hepatitis . is a Florida HEALTH Broward County Florida Department of Health • FloridaHealth . gov HAV is contagious & can harm your liver . Prevent the spread of HAV . HAV usually spreads person - to- person through objects , food or drink that are contaminated by small amounts of stool from a person with HAV . Talk to your health care provider about getting vaccinated . HAV can spread person-to- person from any sexual activity with a person who has HAV—using a condom will not prevent the spread of the virus . People who are sick with HAV should avoid sexual contact . People who are at -risk should get vaccinated . Symptoms You can have HAV for up 2 weeks without feeling sick, but during that time you may be spreading HAV to others. Symptoms usually start 2 - 6 weeks after infection and last less than 2 months . Some people can be sick for up to 6 months . An additional way to help prevent the spread of HAV is to wash your hands with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds : BEFORE YOU 4 COMMON SYMPTOMS : OTHER SYMPTOMS: Prepare food . Work with food that isn ’ t already packaged . n Stomach pain . n Nausea and vomiting . n Yellow skin or eyes ( jaundice ) . Diarrhea . Loss of appetite. D Joint pain . Pale or clay colored stool . n Fever . Tired . n Dark-colored urine . AFTER YOU Touch people or public surfaces . Use the restroom . Change a diaper . D Cough , sneeze or use a handkerchief or tissue. Use tobacco , eat or drink. ALCOHOL - BASED HAND SANITIZERS DON’ T KILL HAV GERMS! Think you ’ re at risk? See your health care provider . You’ re at risk if you : Are in close contact , care for or live with someone who has HAV . Have recently visited a country where HAV is common—or been in close contact with someone who has. Are having sex with someone who has HAV . Are a man who has had sex with other men . Use injection or non- injection drugs . Are homeless or in temporary housing . Have recently been incarcerated . Your health care provider : Will talk to you about your risks and symptoms . May take a blood sample to test you for HAV . DON’ T SHARE : Towels , toothbrushes or eating utensils. If you have HAV , you will need to : Get lots of rest . Eat healthy food . Drink plenty of fluids . Keep all medical appointments with your health care provider . DON’ T TOUCH : Food , drinks , drugs or cigarettes that have been handled by a person with HAV . The HAV vaccine is safe & effective . If you ’ re at risk , you should get vaccinated . n The vaccine is given as 2 shots , 6 months apart. You need both shots for the vaccine to work long-term. n Contact your local health department if you don ’ t have health insurance at this time and you need help getting a vaccination . Stay home from work if you have HAV . If you have some symptoms and a close friend , relative or roommate who has been diagnosed with HAV in the past 30 days, see a health care provider immediately . Have questions ? Like to learn more ? Contact the Florida Department of Health in Broward County 780 SW 24th Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315 LET YOUR BOSS KNOW IF : n You ’ re seeing a health care provider because you have HAV symptoms . n You ’ ve seen a health care provider and you have HAV . 954-467 - 4705 http : / / broward . floridahealth. gov FloridaHealth Office of Communications 12-13-18
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Hepatitis A virus (HAV)vaccine-preventabie form of infectious hepatitis.
is aFloridaHEALTHBrowardCounty Florida Department of Health • FloridaHealth.gov
HAV is contagious & canharm your liver. Prevent the spreadof HAV.HAV usually spreads person-to-personthrough objects, food or drink that arecontaminated by small amounts of stoolfrom a person with HAV.
Talk to your health care providerabout getting vaccinated.HAV can spread person-to-person from any sexual activity with aperson who has HAV—usinga condom willnot prevent the spreadofthe virus.People who are sick with HAV shouldavoid sexualcontact.People who are at-risk shouldget vaccinated.Symptoms
You can have HAV for up 2 weeks without feeling sick,butduring that time youmay be spreadingHAV to others.Symptoms usually start 2-6 weeks after infection and last lessthan 2 months.Some people can be sick for up to 6 months.
Anadditionalway to help prevent the spreadof HAV is to washyour hands with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds:BEFORE YOU
4COMMONSYMPTOMS: OTHER SYMPTOMS: Prepare food.Work with foodthat isn’t
already packaged.n Stomach pain.n Nausea andvomiting.n Yellow skin or eyes (jaundice).
Diarrhea.Loss of appetite.
D Joint pain.Pale or clay coloredstool.
n Fever.Tired.
n Dark-coloredurine.
AFTER YOUTouch people or public surfaces.Use the restroom.Change a diaper.
D Cough,sneeze or use ahandkerchief or tissue.
Use tobacco,eat or drink.
ALCOHOL-BASED HANDSANITIZERSDON’T KILLHAV GERMS!
Think you’re at risk? See your health care provider.You’re at risk if you:
Are in close contact,care for orlive with someone who has HAV.
Have recently visited a countrywhere HAV is common—or beenin close contact with someonewho has.
Are having sex with someonewho has HAV.
Are a man who has had sex withother men.
Use injection or non-injectiondrugs.
Are homeless or in temporaryhousing.
Have recently been incarcerated.
Your health care provider:Willtalk to you about your
risks and symptoms.May take a bloodsample to
test you for HAV.DON’T SHARE:Towels,toothbrushes or eatingutensils.
If youhave HAV,you willneedto:
Get lots of rest.Eat healthy food.Drink plenty of fluids.Keep allmedical appointments
with your health care provider.
DON’TTOUCH:Food,drinks,drugs or cigarettesthat have been handledby a personwithHAV.
The HAV vaccine is safe &effective.If you’re at risk,youshould get vaccinated.
n The vaccine is given as 2 shots, 6 months apart.You need both shots forthe vaccine to work long-term.n Contact your local health department if youdon’t have health insuranceat this time and youneedhelp gettinga vaccination.Stay home from work if youhave HAV.
If you have some symptoms and a close friend, relative or roommatewho has been diagnosedwith HAV in the past 30 days, see a healthcare provider immediately.
Have questions? Like to learn more?
Contact the Florida Department of Health inBroward County780 SW 24th StreetFort Lauderdale, FL 33315
LETYOUR BOSSKNOW IF:n You’re seeinga health care provider because you have HAV symptoms.n You’ve seen a health care provider andyouhave HAV. 954-467-4705 http://broward.floridahealth.gov
FloridaHealthOffice of Communications 12-13-18
