If you think you may have hepatitis A, see your medical provider. A blood test determines if someone has a hepatitis A infection. There is no specific treatment for hepatitis A. Your doctor might provide treatment to lessen symptoms. Those with severe illness may need to be placed in the hospital for care as they recover. If you have hepatitis A, please follow treatment and preventative measures recommended by your healthcare provider to help reduce the risk of spreading the illness.

In an effort to control the hepatitis A outbreak in South Carolina, DPH is seeking partnerships with county emergency management services, emergency departments at select hospitals and others to help vaccinate people in high-risk groups. Those high-risk groups include people who use injection or non-injection drugs, people who are homeless, people who are or recently were incarcerated, and men who have sex with men. These webinars have been produced to educate and inform potential DPH partners about the outbreak, what they can do to help, and how to get involved.