Toronto Public Health (TPH) says that it has confirmed a case of Hepatitis A in the Earlles Kitchen and Bar employee in the 601 King Street West.
Anyone who may have come in contact with the virus is being encouraged to vaccinate as soon as possible.
The health agency says that hepatitis A spreads not by coughing or sneezing, but through a fecal-oral route. It is found in the stool of an infected person and a common method of transmission is through food that is contaminated by an infected food handler.
Any restaurant guests who consume food or beverages at the place during the lower time are warned to see for signs and symptoms:
- Friday, July 11: to close at 4 pm
- Saturday, July 12: 4:30 to close
- Tuesday, July 15: 4:30 pm to close
- Wednesday, July 16: to close at 7 pm
TPH states that hepatitis A causes that a liver infection and symptoms can begin anywhere between 15 and 50 days of infected. Tangible infections are also possible.
Symptoms include fever, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, dark urine, abdominal pain, fatigue and jaundice (yellow of the skin) and for several months.
While hepatitis A can be severe, death from infection is rare and does not develop in chronic hepatitis, such as hepatitis B and C. Older people and chronic liver disease are more serious and at greater risk of hospitalization.
“Most people who are infected are fully cured and developed a lifetime of immunity after infection,” TPH says.
There is no risk to the public, but those who feel that they can be exposed, should wash their hands often and well with soap and warm water.
TPH is hosting free Hepatitis A vaccine clinic in the metro hall from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm to 7:00 pm to 7:00 pm to 7:00 pm and on July 26 from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm.
For more information about Hepatitis A and how to protect yourself Click here,
