About Hepatitis A (Hep A) The hepatitis A virus is highly contagious. People who get hepatitis A may feel sick for a few weeks or several months but usually recover completely and do not have lasting liver damage (except in rare cases, more common in older people and in people with other serious health issues, such as chronic liver disease). Since 2016, there have been outbreaks in multiple states caused by person-to-person transmission. These outbreaks have primarily been from person-to-per...
