How to Use hepatitis A in a Sentence

hepatitis A

noun

• Some teams aren’t taking any chances; British athletes are being vaccinated for typhoid and hepatitis A, and will be put on antibiotics after the race.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
• The cause of hepatitis A is the hepatitis A virus, hence the name.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
• The death was a reminder that hepatitis A is just one of the dangers of life on the street.
  — Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2023
• There have been no reports of hepatitis A linked to the consumption of the items, the FDA said.
  — Faith Karimi, CNN, 8 June 2019
• The simplest way to protect yourself from the virus, though, is to get the hepatitis A vaccine.
  — Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 14 June 2023
• A few years later at age 21, he was hailed as the first person in China to isolate the hepatitis A virus.
  — Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2020
• During the outbreak, the district clocked 319 cases of hepatitis A and four deaths.
  — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, 9 Dec. 2019
• Officials say the best way to avoid the spread of hepatitis A is to get vaccinated.
  — Ann Zaniewski, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2018
• The hepatitis A virus isn’t super common in the U.S., but outbreaks do happen.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 8 June 2018
• The news prompted the restaurant to urge thousands of patrons to receive hepatitis A shots.
  — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2021
• The hepatitis A vaccine requires a second shot six months after the first.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2021
• The liver inflammation was not caused by the viruses that lead to hepatitis A, B or C.
  — Rebekah L. Sanders, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2021
• Hygiene is a key way to keep from contracting hepatitis A, a virus that affects the liver.
  — Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2018
• Ig shots have for decades been used to prevent an array of diseases; the Ig shot that prevents hepatitis A was first licensed in 1944.
  — oregonlive, 11 July 2020
• So far, no one has tested positive for hepatitis A as a result of the exposure, the spokesman said.
  — Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 20 Nov. 2021
• To date, the hepatitis A outbreak has been tracked to sites in California and Washington state.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023
• Health must-reads The number of hepatitis A cases in Colorado has increased to almost 300 cases and 2 deaths.
  — Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 9 Dec. 2019
• An outbreak of hepatitis A linked to frozen pomegranate seeds killed a 64-year-old woman in Australia.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 8 June 2018
• The most common causes of viral hepatitis are the hepatitis A, B, and C viruses.
  — Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2022
• This outbreak started in Kentucky, which has seen 761 cases of hepatitis A and six deaths since August.
  — Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 15 June 2018
• For some vaccines, adult and child doses can be the same, but in other cases, like with the hepatitis A vaccine, adults get a higher dose than children.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 27 Oct. 2021
• These cell lines have been used to create vaccines against diseases such as hepatitis A, rubella and rabies.
  — Washington Post, 14 May 2021
• That same year, Sinovac’s first flagship product, the Healive hepatitis A vaccine, was approved for sale.
  — Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2020
• The latest data from the county shows nine of the 14 local cases of hepatitis A this year involved homeless people.
  — Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
• Those frozen strawberries in the freezer may be linked to hepatitis A, a liver infection.
  — Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 14 June 2023
• Restaurant patrons in Maine may have been exposed to hepatitis A, according to health officials in the state.
  — Madeline Farber, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2020
• The homeless community was hit hard by a hepatitis A outbreak in 2017 and a shigella outbreak last year.
  — Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
• People who are infected can spread hepatitis A to others around them.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 6 June 2022
• Cockroaches were also suspected to be the cause of a hepatitis A outbreak in a Los Angeles housing project in the late 1950s.
  — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2012
• In San Diego — which also experienced a hepatitis A outbreak in 2017 — health officials last year reported an uptick in cases among homeless people.
  — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024