TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana is one of several states experiencing a Hepatitis A outbreak and because of that the Vigo County Health Department has issued a warning.

Health officials are urging anyone who may have come in close contact with someone that Hepatitis A to get vaccinated.

Hep A is usually spread from person to person by eating or drinking after someone who is already contaminated with the virus.

Experts say those who face a higher risk for Hepatitis A include gay men, people that use drugs by needles, those that have been or are now homeless, and the incarcerated.

To learn more about Hepatitis just click here for more from the National Institute of Health.

 

Photo: Liver tissue specimen extracted from a viral hepatitis patient

Credit: CDC