An employee at a Starbucks store in Gloucester Township, New Jersey, continued to work despite testing positive for the HAV. Stephen Chernin is the photographer.
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You don't want to drink Pumpkin Spice Latte if you have the Hepatitis A virus. An employee at a Starbucks in New Jersey continued to work after testing positive for the HAV. Thousands of customers may have been exposed by the employee. That is not just a small problem. It is a large public health problem.
The Camden County Department of Health realized that the Starbucks situation was related to the Hepatitis A-team investigation when they learned about it on November 17. The Starbucks located at 1490 Blackwood Clementon Road in Gloucester Township was visited by members of the Food Surveillance Unit. The Department of Health told the store to close and remain closed until all of its employees were protected against the disease, which meant that those who usually went to Starbucks had to find another one. It is difficult to find another Starbucks.
After testing positive for HAV, the employee worked there from November 4 through 13 If you were there on those days, you could order a Venti caramel ribbon crunch Frappuccino with five bananas, extra caramel drizzle, extra whipped cream, extra ice, and extra cinnamon Dolce Sprinkles. The CDC recommends that anyone who is exposed to the HAV get the vaccine as soon as possible, if they haven't already received the vaccine. If you have a risk factor for worse outcomes of Hepatitis A such as an existing liver disease or a weaker immune system, you may want to get the immune globulin as well. Anyone who may have been exposed to the disease will be able to get a vaccine at the Camden County sustainable facility.
ABC Philadelphia Action News has a report on the situation.
Over 300 people have already received the HAV vaccine, according to an update from ABC Philadelphia Action News reporter.
You don't want an A on a hepatitis test, but that's another story. The medical term for inflammation is itis and the medical term for hepat is related to the liver. Inflammation of the liver is what he means. After you have been exposed to the virus, the inflammation and the accompanying symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain tend to occur for 15 to 50 days. Your skin may turn yellow, your urine may be dark, and your poop may be clay-colored, because of the build-up of bilirubin in your body. It can take a few weeks to months for the lyme to go bad. It is possible that all of this could lead to liver failure, which could be life threatening.
You will be contagious for about one to three weeks. No symptoms does not mean you are not getting sick. You can get rid of the virus in a couple of weeks. Up to 70% of the time, you will never develop any symptoms, but you will still shed the virus to spread it.
The virus is in your blood and stool when you are contagious. You can expose them to either body fluid. fecal-oral is a more polite way of saying poop-to-mouth, which is one of the most common modes of transmission. You can transmit the virus to others if your poop somehow makes it to their mouths.
The Hepatitis A virus can cause inflammation in the body. The BSIP/Universal Images Group is a part of the Universal Images Group.
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You may say, "I never included the word 'poop' in my Starbuck drink order." It only takes a very small amount of poop to transmit a disease. The virus is infectious. The virus can cause infections even small. You know the song "Love is All Around" sung by Wet, Wet, Wet? When someone working at a food or beverage establishment doesn't wash his or her hands frequently, poop can apply. It could be for whatever he or she touches. Every food or beverage item could be contaminated. Your drink order could include poop.
HAV can be transmitted by consuming contaminated food or beverages. Any close person-to-person contact with an infectious person could do the trick. Sex usually requires close person-to-person contact unless you're playing a game of charades.
It may be difficult to completely avoid the disease when someone is around you. It is not like wearing a track suit. You can't tell when someone is getting sick. Why not get a vaccine against the disease?
There is a vaccine that has a good safety and effectiveness record. It doesn't cause you to grow an extra arm, give you hepatitis, or implant a microchip in you. It isn't part of a Deep State and Big Bird conspiracy.
The HEP Team is administering vaccinations to help prevent both Hepatitis A and B.
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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends that all kids from 12 to 23 months of age get the two-dose vaccine. If you were working during that age range, you should still get the vaccine. You can still get the HAV vaccine if you have already made it to adulthood. If you are at higher risk for a HAV infection, you should get the vaccine.
If you are sick or have an infectious disease, you shouldn't go to work until your doctor clears you. Employers shouldn't force their employees to work while sick. Employees may feel compelled to work even if they are sick because of the lack of sick pay. It is important for employers to establish a system where employees feel comfortable taking time off so that they don't end up spreading a virus to thousands of other people.
It is not clear what the employment situation was at this particular Starbucks, whether the employee felt obligated to go to work or the employee simply was not asking for time off from work. It would be good for an employer to make sure that employees who test positive for Hepatitis A stay away from work until the problem is solved. Trying to damage control after a Hepatitis A outbreak could be a lot more than that.
