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Monterey County Declares Hep A Outbreak, Santa Cruz Says Its Outbreak Is Over
By Erika Mahoney ? 42 seconds ago
Monterey County is the latest county in California to declare a hepatitis A outbreak among its homeless population. California has been dealing with its largest hep A outbreak since the vaccine came out more than twenty years ago.
Ten people in Monterey County have been diagnosed with hep A -- nine of them homeless. The virus infects the liver and causes flu-like symptoms. It can be deadly...
hep A spreads when someone drinks water or eats food that?s contaminated with the feces of an infected person. So it?s most common in unsanitary places, making the homeless especially vulnerable.
...Within 24 hours of Monterey County declaring the outbreak, neighboring Santa Cruz County said its hep A outbreak is over.
In Santa Cruz County, 76 people got hep A; one person died from the virus.
Monterey County Declares Hep A Outbreak, Santa Cruz Says Its Outbreak Is Over
By Erika Mahoney ? 42 seconds ago
Monterey County is the latest county in California to declare a hepatitis A outbreak among its homeless population. California has been dealing with its largest hep A outbreak since the vaccine came out more than twenty years ago.
Ten people in Monterey County have been diagnosed with hep A -- nine of them homeless. The virus infects the liver and causes flu-like symptoms. It can be deadly...
hep A spreads when someone drinks water or eats food that?s contaminated with the feces of an infected person. So it?s most common in unsanitary places, making the homeless especially vulnerable.
...Within 24 hours of Monterey County declaring the outbreak, neighboring Santa Cruz County said its hep A outbreak is over.
In Santa Cruz County, 76 people got hep A; one person died from the virus.