Instances of Hepatitis A over the U.S. keep on being on the ascent with in excess of 22,000 currently affirmed. Today, state wellbeing authorities state there's a flare-up in Mississippi. The Mississippi State Department of Health is joining different states the nation over to battle the spread of Hepatitis A. State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers says it's something everyone should all pay attention to very. “Hepatitis A is a viral hepatitis. It is very contagious and causes an inflammation of the liver. It can make you pretty sick, but most people can recover without any long term problems,” Dr. Byers explained. Things being what they are, how would people get contaminated with Hepatitis A? Dr. Byers says by expending defiled sustenance or water from a contaminated individual. "It is transmitted individual to individual. When somebody is contaminated with Hepatitis A, they shed the infection through their stool. Individuals with close contact can end up contaminated." Be that as it may, who is the general population most in danger of getting the infection? “Folks who are homeless, people who are drug users, meaning IV drugs and none IV drug users, people who identify as men who have sex with other men, people who are recently or currently incarcerated,” said Dr. Byers. Hepatitis A can cause extreme abdominal pain, fatigue, vomiting, yellowing of the skin and a loss of appetite. So far this year, the Mississippi State Department of Health has affirmed 23 instances of Hepatitis A. Be that as it may, before people panic, here's the way they can avoid the infection. “It is a preventable infection," Dr. Byers said. "The best way to prevent this infection… vaccination! Another way, the good ole fashion washing your hands. That is always going to be one of the key components of preventing infections.”