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Hepatitis A is caused by a virus spread by ingesting something contaminated with the feces of an infected person and can be spread through contaminated food and water. -- It attacks the liver and can cause fever, diarrhea and jaundice, but is rarely fatal. -- It can be spread when an infected worker touches food, even cooked food, without taking proper precautions. -- The virus is most often spread through fecal-oral contact, such as touching hand to mouth after using the bathroom or shaking the hands of infected people who have not washed properly.