Hepatitis A – Symptoms and causes – Mayo Clinic

Hepatitis A is a highly contagious liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus. The virus is one of several types of hepatitis viruses that cause inflammation and affect your liver’s ability to function. You’re most likely to get hepatitis A from contaminated food or water or from close contact with a person or object that’s infected.

: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hepatitis-a/symptoms-causes/syc-20367007