Public health officials say they’ve seen a big increase in acute hepatitis A infections in Georgia.
Hepatitis A is a highly contagious liver infection. It can range from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a severe illness lasting several months.
Large outbreaks have occurred in other states among injection drug users and other drug users, the homeless, and men who have sex with men, Department of Public Health officials said in an advisory this week.
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