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Hepatitis A Vaccinations
The Broadmoor Medical Clinic can provide cost-effective Hepatitis A Vaccinations to your employees at our Colorado Springs location.Please contact our clinic @ 719-527-1728 to request employee Hepatitis A vaccination services or download our Hepatitis A Request form and upon completion fax return to 719-527-1749.
What is hepatitis A?
Hepatitis A is a serious liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus (H.A.V.). H.A.V. is found in the stool of persons with hepatitis A. It is usually spread by close personal contact and sometimes by eating food or drinking water containing H.A.V.
In the United States, hepatitis A can occur in situations ranging from isolated cases of disease to widespread epidemics. Good personal hygiene and proper sanitation can help prevent hepatitis A. Vaccines are also available for long-term prevention of hepatitis A virus infection in persons 12 months of age and older.
People with hepatitis A often have to be hospitalized (up to about 1 person in 5).
Sometimes, hepatitis A causes death (about 100 per year in the U.S.). A person who has hepatitis A can easily pass the disease to others within the same household.
Hepatitis A can cause:
Mild “flu-like” illness, jaundice (yellow skin or eyes), severe stomach pains and diarrhea.
Who should get hepatitis A vaccine and when?
Some people should be routinely vaccinated with hepatitis A vaccine:
- Persons 1 year of age and older traveling to or working in countries with high or intermediate prevalence of hepatitis A, such as those located in Central or South America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Asia (except Japan), Africa, and eastern Europe.
- Children and adolescents who live in states or communities where routine vaccination has been recommended.
- Men who have sex with men.
- Persons who use street drugs.
- Persons with chronic liver disease.
- Persons who are treated with clotting factor concentrates.
- Persons who work with H.A.V. infected primates or who work with H.A.V. in research laboratories.
- Hepatitis A vaccine is not licensed for children younger than 1 year of age.
This text provided here is taken directly from www.cdc.gov/hepatitis
More information about the Hepatitis A Vaccine (pdf)