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Hepatitis A
Symptoms
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Tiblackness
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Muscle Weakness
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Lack of appetite
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Diarrhoea
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Jaundice within the first two
weeks
How can I catch
it?
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Oral faecal route which includes, contaminated food and
water from human sewage, especially shellfish
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Close person to person contact
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Contact with primates, such as monkeys
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Sexual oral and anal contact
What precautions
can I take?
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Initially, where possible, avoid
contact
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Get vaccinated by your GP
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Wear disposable gloves when dealing with dirty water or
faecal matter
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DO NOT drink water unless you are sure it is safe to drink
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Wash contaminated skin immediately with soap and water,
cover cuts with waterproof plasters
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All non-sharp waste, which is contaminated with dirty water
or faecal matter, should be double bagged into yellow
clinical waste bags sealed and labelled. Except all DNA
sticks and intoximeter mouthpieces used in custody areas,
which must be placed in sharps bin
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Mobile breathalyser kit mouth pieces should be placed in the
yellow clinical waste bags and returned to station for
disposal
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Contaminated clothing should be removed with disposable
gloves. It should then be double-bagged in yellow clinical
waste bags and taken to a dry cleaners or given to the
contract laundry service. This also applies to contaminated
bedding, which should then be given to the contract laundry
service.
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